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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19944734
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A sight previously thought to be science fiction is very real at a southeast Kansas City shopping center. Instead of a police officer, a security robot has been patrolling sidewalks and shoppers are taking notice.
Since Marshall the robot has been on the job, shoppers say the experiences have completely changed when they come to these stores. The robot can spend 23 hours a day monitoring the parking lot from all angles which gives people a new sense of protection and ease they don’t always have when out.
Marshall took over security at Brywood Centre in April. Before that, Karen White noticed a lot of trouble outside the shopping center.
“Sometimes it’d be concerning for your car like someone could take it or something,” White said.
Knowing now that Marshall is always watching, the risk of crime does not worry her or others as much.
“It made it very better, like you can’t be in the parking lot without seeing the robot,” White continued. “So, I think it scared them off.”
- Empricorn ( @Empricorn@feddit.nl ) English17•9 hours ago
“Pick up your gum wrapper. You have 20 seconds to comply…”
- Miles O'Brien ( @SARGE@startrek.website ) English5•6 hours ago
Pick up that can
- mrpalmer16 ( @mrpalmer16@lemmy.ml ) 22•10 hours ago
Does it resemble a Dalek on purpose, I wonder?
- grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) 14•10 hours ago
It’s like if Aperture Science designed a Dalek
- EherNicht ( @EherNicht@feddit.org ) English16•10 hours ago
BIG BROTHER advanced to level 3.
- octopus_ink ( @octopus_ink@lemmy.ml ) English9•10 hours ago
On the one hand, yes, on the other hand, it’s unlikely to brutalize or kill people for minor offenses, so maybe a win for a public space?
- EherNicht ( @EherNicht@feddit.org ) English8•8 hours ago
I don’t know about you but I don’t like to be watched by big brother all the time.
- octopus_ink ( @octopus_ink@lemmy.ml ) English1•5 hours ago
Right there with you, but there’s no legal expectation of privacy in public, so it’s futile to complain about on that basis. Especially when ring doorbell cams are everywhere already. So the silver lining is a security robot won’t do this.
- ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) English2•5 hours ago
maybe no legal expectation, however I ask you when were you or any other common person asked about legal expectations. don’t come with “everyone at election”, because everyone knows its not true, in any sense
- octopus_ink ( @octopus_ink@lemmy.ml ) English4•43 minutes ago
Dude, we’re on the same side in this, I just know
whatsome battles have already been lost.
- nocturne ( @nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ) 5•8 hours ago
Unlikely, but there is still a chance. It could always call its pig cousins to brutalize or kill you on its behalf.
- octopus_ink ( @octopus_ink@lemmy.ml ) English2•5 hours ago
Fair point!
- Dr. Wesker ( @wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ) English11•10 hours ago
This is relatively low on my list of privacy concerns, being that it seems to be patrolling and surveiling privately owned property.
- BearOfaTime ( @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ) 2•6 hours ago
Radio signals don’t recognize property boundaries.
- ReversalHatchery ( @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) English2•5 hours ago
nor does visible light
- protist ( @protist@mander.xyz ) English6•7 hours ago
I’ve seen Chopping Mall and know how this is going to end
- octopus_ink ( @octopus_ink@lemmy.ml ) English8•10 hours ago
“Sometimes it’d be concerning for your car like someone could take it or something,” White said.
Wow, that couldn’t be a better sentence to highlight the layers of meaning in that comment.
- cyrano ( @cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 3•9 hours ago
Can’t wait for the rollout in Philadelphia https://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/03/us/hitchbot-robot-beheaded-philadelphia-feat/index.html