The mayor of New York City and the New York Police Department (NYPD) unveiled several robots on Tuesday that will help officers maintain security, including a ‘police dog’ previously removed due to criticism. .
“We are announcing three new police technologies in New York City: the K5 autonomous security robot, the Digidog robot and the StarChase GPS accessory,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at a Times Square news conference.
The city bought two Digidogs with various accessories, such as a gas detector, for $750,000 (about 688,000 euros) and will rent the other two technologies for a pilot test that will begin this summer, for $1,750 (about 1,600 euros) per month.
“I look for the best for the city and the three [ferramentas] what we launch today [terça-feira] they’re just the beginning,” said Eric Adams, the metropolis’s mayor and former police officer, who is a self-described technology enthusiast.
The K5 robot is equipped with various cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence, allowing it to provide real-time information to agents.
This technology has been used in various areas of the United States and has helped, among other things, in shootings in shopping malls.
After six months of testing, the robot will patrol Times Square and its subway stations, according to the New York police.
The StarChase system works by attaching a GPS device, manually or by firing it from a vehicle, to a fleeing vehicle and the tool allows the vehicle to be tracked in real time.
This technology will allow NYPD officers to remotely follow a vehicle, thus avoiding a vehicular pursuit through the streets of New York.
The Digidogs, which have already passed the pilot test, will be incorporated directly into the NYPD.
This yellow, dog-like robot with a camera for a head, produced by Boston Dynamics, was criticized at the time by several civil rights advocates, prompting the former city executive, led by Bill de Blasio, to dispose of it and hand it over to the fire department.
Adams explained that if a person has a family member kidnapped, they will appreciate this machine.
The NYPD stressed that none of these tools have facial recognition.
Source: TSF
