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An NYPD security robot will be patrolling the Times Square subway station::The NYPD is deploying a robot with four cameras to patrol the Times Square subway station.

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fat Dalek.

That is a fat Dalek.

[–] anubis119@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

*heavy breathing * EXTERMI...NATE

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR PEPPER

[–] Wolfen@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I’ll be waiting for the news of when it gets destroyed by someone.

[–] Ryantific_theory@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You mean, waiting for news when it gets isekai'd after someone pushes it in front of a train lol.

[–] marrenia@astraea.pink 20 points 2 years ago

I'm waiting for it to end up beat up with baseball bats and dumped in a fountain

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

...

Damn you

Starts writing

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[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

All the things the cops would want this bot to do are prohibited by rules or by the potential for public outrage; no facial recognition, no offensive capabilities, it's basically just a camera drone. But that will change when the rules change, or when people stop paying attention... if this thing can avoid being trashed for more then ten minutes after it's deployed.

[–] Whatsit_Tooya@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah I’m waiting for the article about it being pushed onto the tracks.

[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This was my first thought, too. This thing is gonna get hit by a train.

Hopefully within the first week.

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[–] skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 2 years ago

I bet if you break this thing you will get charged with assault on an officer

[–] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So basically a $5 dollar can of spray paint and it's back to being worth it's weight in scrap

[–] janus2@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[MUFFLED JETSET RADIO THEME IN DISTANCE]

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 2 points 2 years ago

[HIDEKI NAGANUMA INTENSIFIES]

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

Didn’t the bot get beheaded?

[–] Gsus4@feddit.nl 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Uh, how is it better than a security camera? Can it dispense pepper spray or chase dudes up stairs?

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Well, you see this uses up a far larger chunk of the pointlessly huge police budget. I'm sure they'll also figure out a way for it to kill people soon.

[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So a security camera on wheels

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Maybe this ridiculous thing will eventually replace some of the worst or most useless human cops... in twenty years, after a few billion tax dollars, just before their union neuters the project and renders it virtually useless. Think of the possibilities!

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Patrolling in what way? Just being there is not a deterrent for a damn thing.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It has cameras and can follow people or raise alarm. It won't take long until someone shoves it onto train tracks, though.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thank you for the reference, but also F you for suggesting Johnny Five is anything less than a miracle. A miracle with a laser that kills people.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Okay, so criminals are like "It saw us with our masks on. We have 10 minutes to get out of here...". Not a great deterrent.

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[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

"Please scan this code to install the self-arrest app. If you are a first-offender, remember to also create an account."

[–] ApeNo1@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago

Robocop needs to ease up on the Robodonuts.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

Inb4 someone gets charged with assaulting an officer for drawing a dick on a robot

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How long until it shoots the first black person? Place your bets now.

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[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PeachMan@lemmy.one 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm gonna put my dick in it

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[–] SquishyPandaDev@yiffit.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It would be a real shame if something bad were to happen to it.

[–] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

People are going to draw so many dicks on that boi.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] dan80@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Basically a protecton. Make sure to have metro tickets on you.

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Hmmm I wonder if anyone has ever hacked a police department by requesting all the bodycam footage and watching an authentication happen.

[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 2 years ago

Why do I get phycho pass vibes from this thing?

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can even security robots prevent anything?

Is it just fancy CCTV?

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

CCTV that can follow people, raise an alarm, and be shoved in front of an incoming train when it does. A cleaning robot would have been more useful.

Man it would be funny if someone just takes the thing and demands a Ransom...

[–] skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

I'm gonna push that offbrand baymax onto the tracks.

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