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====Robot==== Robots could also be used to carry explosives. First such documented case was during the aftermath of [[2016 shooting of Dallas police officers]] when a [[bomb disposal robot]] was used to deliver explosives to kill [[Micah Xavier Johnson]], who was hiding in a place inaccessible to [[police sniper]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/08/police-bomb-robot-explosive-killed-suspect-dallas|title=Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history|first=Sam|last=Thielman|date=8 July 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322054909/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/08/police-bomb-robot-explosive-killed-suspect-dallas|archive-date= March 22, 2023}}</ref> As well, drones carrying explosives were used in a suspected [[2018 Caracas drone attack|assassination attempt]] against Venezuelan president [[Nicolás Maduro]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/04/americas/venezuela-maduro/index.html|title=Venezuelan President survives apparent drone assassination attempt|first=Marilia|last=Brocchetto|date=5 August 2018|work=[[CNN]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113210208/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/04/americas/venezuela-maduro/index.html|archive-date=January 13, 2023}}</ref>
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