Will Robots Replace Rent-a-Cops?

August 31st, 2013

Via: Motherboard:

Has a fear of robotics ever kept anyone from robbing banks? I’m not talking about the surveillance systems, laser-armed tripwires, noisy alarms, or automated locks on the doors. I’m talking about actual robots—an evolution of the ROOMBA Vacuum cleaner, but with legs, not cute, and definitely not something you want to rob.

Now, an EU-funded, £7.2 million ($11 million USD) collaborative project, called Strands, is underway in England to develop 4D, artificial intelligence for security and care applications. It aims to produce intelligent robo-sentinels that can patrol areas, and learn to detect abnormalities in human behavior. Could their project eventually replace security guards with robots? It looks possible.

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One Response to “Will Robots Replace Rent-a-Cops?”

  1. Windhorse says:
    September 1, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    Such a convenient way to manage crowd control as well. Just think how an incident of “robot brutality” could be excused away as not part of Wally’s program algorithm.

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