Rifle-Mounted Robot Dogs Deployed as Joint Forces Retake Stadium From Gangs in Haiti

Joint forces used robotic dogs mounted with rifles in an operation to take back Sylvio Cator Stadium in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, from gang control. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele released a video of the operation this week.

The video showed the robots moving down a hallway and up a set of stairs with a rifle mounted on top.

In a post on X, Bukele wrote that under the bilateral agreement between the Haitian government and the government of El Salvador, a joint operation involving the Haitian National Police, the Haitian Armed Forces, the Task Force and the Salvadoran Special Forces successfully took control of Sylvio Cator Stadium and secured it. The post was translated from Haitian Creole.

It is unclear, however, exactly how the robots assisted in the Port-au-Prince operation.

Bukele said 'several human skulls' were found inside the stadium during the operation.

He said an operational base will now be established at the stadium so the forces can continue advancing deeper into territory controlled by the gangs. 'We now have the upper hand on the ground,' he said.

Before the offensive began, Bukele demanded that gang members leave the area, warning that those who chose to stay and fight the forces would have to face the consequences.

Cracking down on gangs has been a hallmark of Bukele's presidency since he took office in 2019.