Armed “robot dogs” equipped with rifles are reported to have been used by Salvadoran and Haitian forces during an anti-gang operation to retake Port-au-Prince’s Sylvio Cator Stadium. Multiple outlets say the deployment occurred as part of a joint effort in Haiti, with coverage centring on video released or shared by El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.
Several reports describe the robot dogs as carrying assault or machine-gun-like weapons mounted on their backs while forces storm the stadium. The Independent and Al Jazeera both frame the incident as El Salvador deploying armed robots alongside Haitian forces to regain stadium control from gangs. Post and Fox News emphasise the operational spectacle, including rifle-mounted robot dogs entering the stadium, while Post adds a specific claim that the robots sniff out “several human skulls.” Newsweek similarly focuses on the appearance of weapon-armed robot dogs in video tied to Bukele.
