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The NYPD is deploying a 420-pound robocop to roam Times Square's subway station (gothamist.com)

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[–] AbstractifyBot 1 points 1 year ago

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The NYPD will begin a two-month pilot program to test a 420-pound autonomous security robot called the Knightscope K5. The robot will patrol the Times Square subway station overnight with the goal of deterring crime and providing information to deploy officers. Mayor Adams expressed support for using new technologies like the robot to keep the city safe. The K5 has multiple cameras, a button for public assistance, and speaker for communication. It can move at 3 mph and has 360-degree vision. The robot will act as another surveillance camera and be monitored initially by an NYPD handler. After two months, Adams hopes it can patrol solo. While some have privacy and budget concerns about police robots, Adams pushed the K5 to show it cannot be easily tampered with.

The pilot program aims to test the cost-effectiveness of a robot cop that requires no breaks versus a human officer.

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