The NYPD is shelling out nearly $400,000 for a remote controlled Wall-E look-alike robot that can roll into danger — so cops don’t have to.
The PackBot 525 — built by Brooklyn-based defense company FLIR — will be deployed by the department’s Emergency Service Unit, The Post has learned.
“This one has a crazy mechanical arm,” a police source said. “They can pick up weapons. Let’s say a suspect is barricaded with a knife. You communicate through the robot.
“It can open a door and pick up the knife or a gun.”…