New York's mayor says the technology is a boost for the city but critics are not so sure - with some labelling it a 'knockoff RoboCop'.
New York's mayor says the technology is a boost for the city but critics are not so sure - with some labelling it a"knockoff RoboCop".1:11A"robot dog" is being added to New York's crime-fighting armoury, along with other high-tech equipment.
"Digidog is out of the pound," said Mayor Eric Adams as he unveiled the devices alongside police chiefs in Times Square. He said he was pressing ahead despite critics calling it creepy when the city first trialled one two years ago."That is not how I operate. I operate on looking at what's best for the city.""If you have a barricaded suspect, if you have someone that's inside a building that is armed, instead of sending police in there, you send Digidog in there," said the mayor.
A cone-headed Autonomous Security Robot fitted with multiple cameras and sensors will also be deployed - at first overnight inside Times Square station - in a seven-month trial starting in the summer.AdvertisementRead more technology news:
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