jpatokal
04-12-07, 09:38 AM
From Xinhua (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/21/content_7119433.htm):
A robot police officer has recently begun working in Changping District of Beijing, facilitating citizens who want to call the police.
The newspaper Beijing Times reported on Tuesday that four video cameras have been installed in the robot, three in the head and one pinhole camera on the chest, with which he can inspect his surroundings.
When needing to call the police, citizens need only press a red button on the robot's stomach and the robot will automatically connect with police headquarters. Speaking through a microphone installed on the robot's chest, citizens can speak directly with an officer.
Functionality for terminating criminals unless they comply within 20 seconds is presumably coming in the next software patch...
A robot police officer has recently begun working in Changping District of Beijing, facilitating citizens who want to call the police.
The newspaper Beijing Times reported on Tuesday that four video cameras have been installed in the robot, three in the head and one pinhole camera on the chest, with which he can inspect his surroundings.
When needing to call the police, citizens need only press a red button on the robot's stomach and the robot will automatically connect with police headquarters. Speaking through a microphone installed on the robot's chest, citizens can speak directly with an officer.
Functionality for terminating criminals unless they comply within 20 seconds is presumably coming in the next software patch...