British police are going Robocop (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by Theresa , Thursday, December 18, 2014, 02:21

British bobbies may soon be ditching caps and tunics for a striking new digital look.

At a presentation earlier this year pitching the Home Office’s new Security Innovation and Demonstration Centre (SIDC), Rob Coleman, director of the Center for Applied Science and Technology, unveiled a new vision for police that includes a robotic exoskeleton, graphene body armor, cameras, and wearables such as Apple Watch-like wrist computers and Google Glass-like digital eyewear. Information on Coleman’s presentation was obtained by a Freedom of Information request by the Guardian.

The exoskeletons in mind are likely related those in development by the US military, which could allow soldiers to carry up to 200 pounds for an extended period of time.

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