PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A new type of “K-9″ is joining the Portland Police Bureau. But it’s not like any other dog you’ve likely seen. “Spot” the four-legged robot is manufactured by Boston Dynamics and Portland police said at a news conference Thursday that he’ll be used in many ways, including bomb disposal.

The Boston Dynamics robot, model name Spot, will join six older robot models already assigned to the Metro Explosives Disposal Unit, a group of 16 bomb technicians and seven K-9 teams from police agencies across the Portland area. Similar robots have sparked controversy elsewhere.

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The Port of Portland Police Department and the Portland Police Bureau are teaming up on Thursday to unveil a new robot dog that will be deployed for “dangerous tactical incidents,” authorities

Portland area police agencies now have a $150,000 robot “dog” at their disposal for bomb disposal, hostage situations and other scenarios that could be too dangerous to send a human.

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Portland marketing technology company Act-On Software sold its business Thursday to Banzai International, a marketing software business headquartered on Bainbridge Island near Seattle. Banzai will pay $53 million for Act-On — $20 million in cash plus stock valued at $33 million.

After five months of construction, renovations are complete for Oregon’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Accelerator headquarters in Pendleton.

Mayor Keith Wilson has expressed concerns over the new federal administration's immigration enforcement plans.