# Unitree Go2 at Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `660d09a3-49bf-4506-9964-6ccd2e0cb12d`

Nottinghamshire Police became the first UK police force to trial a [Unitree](/companies/unitree-robotics.md) robot dog. Tested by the firearms team for responding to high-risk incidents. Trial began August 2025; could enter operational service in 2026. Fitted with AI cameras to detect weapons and people.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Nottinghamshire Police
- **Use Case:** Firearms unit support, high-risk incident response
- **First UK Force:** Yes
- **Trial Status:** Could enter service 2026

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-21_

- **Slug:** unitree-go2-nottinghamshire-uk
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Unitree Go2](/models/unitree-go2.md) (id: `593d5c74-9070-4dbc-bf70-e1c7fd608901`)
- **Category:** [Quadrupeds](/quadrupeds)
- **Company:** [Unitree Robotics](/companies/unitree-robotics.md) (id: `e0eddc78-26bb-43ae-bfc5-422a414ebd99`)
- **Location:** [Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom](/locations/united-kingdom/nottinghamshire-uk.md) (id: `bd756bbf-e935-40b7-8b65-01ece2abd7a9`)
- **Operator:** [Unitree Robotics](/companies/unitree-robotics.md) (id: `e0eddc78-26bb-43ae-bfc5-422a414ebd99`)
- **First seen:** 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2k12erdndo · 2025-08-22
2. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2025/august/officers-testing-revolutionary-robot-dog/ · 2025-08-22

## Common questions

### What is the Unitree Go2 deployment at Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom?

Unitree Go2, built by Unitree Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Unitree Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Unitree Go2 at Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom?

Unitree Robotics, the manufacturer of Unitree Go2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Unitree Go2 deployment at Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 22, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Unitree Go2 deployment at Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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