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WORLD’S FIRST
POLICE ROBOT
WORTH $3.2 BILLION
China has unveiled the world’s
first police robot at the 12th
Annual Chongqing Hi-tech Fair.
The robot is called “AnBots”,
and was created by the
National Defense Univeristy—
the Chinese military base for
innovation.
Anbots is 1.49 meters long,
and weighs around 78kg. It
is programmed to patrol the
streets at one kilometre per
hour. It can run for a span of
8 hours and charge its battery
on its own.
The robot is 1.49 meters
long and reportedly weighs
approximately 78 kg. It is
programmed to patrol the
streets one kilometer per hour
and can reach a speed of 18
kilometers per hour. It can
run for 8 hours and charge its
battery on its own.
Photo by: Popsci
It includes other features like
biochemical detection, explosive
clearing, intelligent monitoring,
emergency call response and
also environmental monitoring.
The Ministry of Public Security
has also pointed out the
limitations of the robot at the
launch, they mentioned its
lack of social and emotional
intelligence, and the inability
to catch suspects and it also
carries the risk of cyber-attacks.
They also mentioned that
robots will never fully replace
the police, and that the system
will be controlled by humans.
Civilians will also be able to use
the robot using the SOS button
on the robot.
Photo by: Telegraph
JULY 2016
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