The mayor of New York City and the City Police Department (NYPD) unveiled several robots this Tuesday that will help officers maintain security, including a “police dog” that was previously removed due to criticism.
“We announced 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 news conference in Times Square.
The city bought two Digidogs with different accessories, such as a gas detector, for US$750,000 (approximately €688,000) and will lease the other two technologies for pilot testing starting this summer for US$1,750 (approximately €1,600) per month .
“I’m looking for the best for the city and the three [ferramentas] which we are launching today [terça-feira] are just the beginning,” said Eric Adams, mayor of the metropolis and former police officer, who calls himself a big technology enthusiast.
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Digidog is an RC K-9 robot for use in assessing hazardous situations
StarChase pilot will test a projectile that attaches a GPS device to stolen or ghost vehicles
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The K5 robot is equipped with multiple cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence, enabling it to provide real-time information to agents.
This technology has been used in various parts of the United States and has helped with shootings in malls, among other things.
After six months of testing, the robot will begin patrolling Times Square and its subway stations, according to the NYPD.
The StarChase system works by installing a GPS device, either manually or by firing it from a vehicle, on a fleeing vehicle and the tool allows the vehicle to be tracked in real time.
This technology allows NYPD officers to track a vehicle remotely, preventing a chase through the streets of New York.
Digidogs, who have previously passed the pilot test, will be inducted directly into the NYPD.
This yellow robot, which looks like a dog, with a camera for a head, produced by Boston Dynamics, was criticized by several civil rights advocates at the time, prompting the previous city council led by Bill de Blasio to scrap it and hand it over. to the fire department.
Adams explained that if a person has a kidnapped family member, they will appreciate this machine.
The NYPD stressed that none of these tools have facial recognition.
Source: DN
