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A 420-pound, 5-foot-2 robocop with a giant camera for a face will begin patrolling the Times Square subway station overnight, the NYPD has announced.
darkfiremp3 ( @darkfiremp3@beehaw.org ) 11•10 months agoHow long till it’s pushed on the tracks
Trebach ( @Trebach@kbin.social ) 11•10 months agoThe day an officer isn’t accompanying it, if not before
paper_clip ( @paper_clip@kbin.social ) 9•10 months ago“anyone who tried to harm the robot would be identified and arrested.”
But what if you sneak up and dress it like a Dalek, maybe with a speaker that yells out, “IT IS THE DOCTOR! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!” That cannot possibly be a crime.
teft ( @teft@startrek.website ) 4•10 months agoPaint ball gun the cameras
palordrolap ( @palordrolap@kbin.social ) 4•10 months agoThis one doesn’t look like it has weapons, but I really hope it’s programmed to have a squealing freak-out if it falls down some stairs.
Pons_Aelius ( @Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ) 4•10 months agoNo weapons?
I give it a week before someone destroys it for shits and giggles.
Haus ( @Haus@kbin.social ) 9•10 months agoA 420-pound, 5-foot-2 robocop
At least it’s the same dimensions as the regular cops.
Madison_rogue ( @Madison_rogue@kbin.social ) 5•10 months agomoves at a maximum speed of 3 miles per hour.
The resemblence to real police officers is uncanny.
fruitleatherpostcard ( @fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.ee ) 5•10 months agoOh thank god. I really hope it has a 50 calibre Gatling gun affixed to its crotch and an itchy trigger finger. I mean they are just too many people and so little time.
nicetriangle ( @nicetriangle@kbin.social ) 3•10 months agoInsane waste of money
TwilightVulpine ( @TwilightVulpine@kbin.social ) 2•10 months agoTorment Nexus moment.