5-FOOT-TALL ‘ROBOCOPS’ START PATROLLING SILICON VALLEY (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, November 20, 2014, 22:06

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Autonomous “Robocop”-style robots, equipped with microphones, speakers, cameras, laser scanners and sensors, have started to guard Silicon Valley.

The security robots, called Knightscope K5 Autonomous Data Machines, were designed by a robotics company, Knightscope, located in Mountain View, California.

The robots are programmed to notice unusual behavior and alert controllers. It also has odor and heat detectors, and can monitor pollution in carpets as well. Last but not least: with cameras, the Robocops can remember up to 300 number plates a minute, monitoring traffic.

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