The Taser and Its Offshoots

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The Taser and its offshoots are the logical extrapolation. If you want to bring somebody under control without causing injury or death, you I think you fundamentally have to go up for command and control or physical restraint. So we either have to build like a robot that can run up and sort of physically restrain you pretty quickly, or take down command and control in the command and control there's two ways you can do it electrically or chemically chemical inhibition is hard. But if you can immobilize them with electricity and then dose them so it's a long term when you get hit by a taser and it knocks literally knocks you off your feet.

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