Zero Arrests, Zero Tickets: This Robot Cop's Epic Failure Is the W We All Needed
Alright, fam, listen up. You thought you'd heard it all, right? Nah. There's news hitting the wire that's got nothing to do with Cal Raleigh bombs or Kraken wins. But trust me, this is a WIN for us, for humanity, and you need to hear it.
Out in Dublin, Ohio, they tried to get cute with a robot cop, DubBot. Guess what? That metallic wannabe just got sent packing after almost a year on the job. Its stat line would make any Mariner fan shake their head: zero arrests, zero tickets. Zilch. Nada. The perfect game of doing nothing, and honestly, I'm here for it.
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DubBot's "Performance" Is an Absolute Joke, Seriously
Can you even believe this? "DubBot" went into operation July 2025 and got retired mid-May. Almost a full season of patrol, right? What did it accomplish? According to the Columbus Dispatch, it failed to identify a single piece of criminal activity. Dublin police spokesperson Robyn Gray said the city "determined it did not fully meet our operational needs." No kidding, Robyn. We're talking about a machine that did less than nothing.
They even had plans for *two* of these things! Thankfully, they scrapped the pilot program and sent DubBot back to its creator in California. It's like drafting a player number one overall, they play one season, and you cut them because they literally didn't touch the ball. Total bust, folks.
Where Was This Thing?! Literally Nowhere, Apparently
Here's the kicker, the absolute cherry on top. The original article's author, who lives just five minutes from Dublin and is there multiple times a week for a whole year, never once saw this thing! Never even *heard* of it! He even parks in the garage where DubBot allegedly lived. Seriously? What kind of stealth mission was this robot on?
He asks, and I'll echo it, what if there was a mugging? This thing wasn't even in the vicinity to record a face! Look, I get it, technology moves fast. If we're going to talk about bots taking human jobs, can they at least *do* the job? Remember Dante The Don flipping that delivery robot? Maybe he had a point. I'm all for human wins against these automated overlords, and this one feels pretty good.
So, What's Next For Humanity (and Maybe Police Work)?
This isn't about the Mariners' next homestand or the Seahawks' chances in a divisional matchup. This is about us, the humans, proving we're still better than some hunk of metal that costs taxpayer dollars to literally do nothing.
The stakes are high for technology and our jobs, our safety. Personally, I prefer to take my chances being let down by human police than dealing with some ineffective robot or one that goes all "iRobot" on us. This robot flop is a win, folks. A big, fat, glorious W for us. Let's savor it. Go Humans!
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