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I don't see this thing surviving for too long. Someone's going to vandalize it or steal it, even with its array of sensors.
by caymanjim 7y ago
I don't see this thing surviving for too long. Someone's going to vandalize it or steal it, even with its array of sensors.
- onetimemanytime 7y agoso they'll make them harder to destroy...or put them 30 feet up in the air. Sadly, we're screwed. This is staying
- rhacker 7y agoI give it 3 months before someone with a mask on shows up and shoots it 8 times in the "head". Same result with a drone. That's why the ones in the movie robocop worked, because it had guns, and a mind of its own (usually a brain from a convict too). This is more like a roomba with a camera. I don't think anyone will steal it for fear of GPS tracking.
- elwell 7y agoAnd then get sued based on their phone id being sent back to homebase: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6239554-13-Staff-Report-K5-HP-RoboCop-11-6-18.html#document/p2/a516150 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6239554-13-Staff-Rep...
- Avery3R 7y agoSo... don't bring a phone?
- caymanjim 7y agoI don't expect it will be destroyed by a cunning criminal with an agenda. It's just going to get beaten up by some kids goofing around, or some drunk dude walking home from the pub, or someone who just wants to smash things. They'll quite possibly get caught.
- mc32 7y agoPretty much. It’d be like walking into police station and attempting a crime. By the time they do something everything about them is known. It’s self defeating.
- vorpalhex 7y agoPaintball marker comes to mind..
- brk 7y agoDebatable if the concept is staying. But Knightscope is almost certainly not going to be around for long. Take a look at their financials and you’ll see they’re very much lacking both a revenue stream and a reliable fundraising strategy.
- mattlondon 7y agoJust put a bag or sack over the top of it. All visual, radar, laser and ultrasound sensors will become pretty useless when covered, but there won't be any physical damage done to police property.
- beerdoggie 7y agoIn Huntington Park, it's probably already gone!