In San Francisco, an animal welfare organization used a robot to attack the homeless. With its sensors, the machine observed the organization's premises and public sidewalks. If she noticed anything unusual, she reported it to the security forces. The animal welfare organization justified its actions with pollution, crime and homeless camps nearby. The animal welfare organization evidently mediates stray animals to loving new owners. Slogan loud Home: “The place to find love”!
Wie die San francisco business times reported, the city has now put an end to the hustle and bustle. There is a fine of up to $ 1000 for every additional day the robot operates on public property. The use of the robot also sparked protests, according to the San Francisco Business Times. The patrolling robot was knocked over at least once. In addition, people would have smeared the sensors with barbecue sauce and pulled a tarpaulin over the device to make it unable to act. The robot is a K5 unit from Knightscope. The machine is about 1,50 meters high, weighs almost 200 kilograms and is equipped with four cameras. With each of its cams, the device can recognize around 300 license plates per minute, assess behavior, etc.
Here it is in action pic.twitter.com/nSBQUmKwk1
- Sam Dodge (@samueldodge) December 9, 2017