Fwiw we already have mall cop robots in California: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15432280/security-robot-knocked-over-drunk-man-knightscope-k5-mountain-vi

Fwiw we already have mall cop robots in California: https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15432280/security-robot-knocked-over-drunk-man-knightscope-k5-mountain-view https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15432280/security-robot-k... They cost about $7/hr each to employ (~$62k annually since they're 24.7): https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/knightscope-robots-interview/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/knightscope-robots-i...