Article content Other big-ticket items include $80,250 for a 911 public education campaign, $69,132 for first responder equipment, $55,000 for Canadian Police College training, $31,823 for a cloud-based digital evidence management system, and $33,595 for the SNAP KIDTHINK program to assist youth in the community. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Criminal forfeiture program to net Winnipeg police new robot dog, other equipment and initiatives Back to video “We’ve had robots within police services probably going back to the 70s,” WPS Chief Danny Smyth said in a press conference at the Winnipeg Police Museum on Wednesday. “Generally they were limited in their mobility, because they were on tracks or wheels. They can’t go up stairs. They can’t go on rough terrain. So having robots in the service dealing with crisis and armed and barricaded work is nothing new. What’s unique about this is it kind of looks like a dog for starters. It has the ability to advance on uneven terrain. It can go upstairs. It can carry things on a harness. It has photography.”