4 ms·
Robots Patrol South Korean Prisons at Night
- geuis 15y agoThere's no need to put "| Singularity Hub" in the title.
- ColinWright 15y agoIndeed, it's in the guidelines: > In Submissions > > ... > > If the original title includes the name of the site, > please take it out, because the site name will be > displayed after the link anyway. From http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- AharonH 15y agoThanks! Point taken. This was my first post, and I flubbed that.
- drpgq 15y agoIs it really necessary to have robots moving around? As a computer vision guy, I would think why not just have a bunch of cameras covering the area and then do the image analysis at a central terminal. Unless the eventual goal is to have the robots break up fights.
- mike-cardwell 15y agoCameras would not only be many many times cheaper, but they would be many many times more effective.
- zeteo 15y agoIt looks like they're going for telepresence. Their purpose of monitoring detainee health probably involves a doctor logging into the robot and making the rounds.
- floppydisk 15y agoIt wouldn't surprise me to find they have a 5-10 year plan for these things that does include equipping them with riot busting gear like tasers, tear gas, and pepper spray.
- justjimmy 15y agoMay it's the psychological effect is has on the inmates – a moving physical entity reminding them they are watched, instead of a stationery and easily forgotten/overlooked camera.
- tete 15y ago"While most of its physical systems are ready, the robots are reportedly undergoing improvements to make them more friendly and appealing to humans." about:robots (on Firefox)