From RT:
Phorto from knightscope.com
Autonomous “Robocop”-style robots, equipped with microphones,
speakers, cameras, laser scanners and sensors, have started to guard
Silicon Valley.
The security robots, called Knightscope K5 Autonomous Data
Machines, were designed by a robotics company, Knightscope,
located in Mountain View, California.
The robots are programmed to notice unusual behavior and alert
controllers. It also has odor and heat detectors, and can monitor
pollution in carpets as well. Last but not least: with cameras,
the Robocops can remember up to 300 number plates a minute,
monitoring traffic.
It works like this: someone steps in front of a robot, which
stops and moves around the person while sending video to a
control center. If a burglar doesn’t leave, then “the robot
is looking at the video, listening for glass breakage, any loud
sound that breaking in would cause. We'll get the license plate,
picture of the vehicle, geotag location, and time,” says
project co-founder Stacy Stephens....MUCH MORE
