Robot stands up for police

Meet Las Vegas SWAT officer Johnny V.

He weighs 585 pounds and is particularly good at busting through doors and negotiating with suspects in deadly hostage situations.

He has nerves of steel.

And plastic.

And copper.

Johnny V is a real-life robocop. He’s officially known as a Northrop Grumman Andros Mark V-A1, but the other members of the Metropolitan Police Department SWAT unit call him Johnny V, with the “V” being the Roman numeral five.  Read more:

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