Many people are talking about it (even in France): a school in South Korea is going to test a robotic guard. The machine, built by Du Robo, is named “OFRO” and had been used previously for other surveillance tasks. It has cameras, GPS system and patrols at 7 km/h.
Quite surprising is this quote, from Korea Times:
“One possible scenario is that OFRO will alert officials when it detects someone trying to seduce a student,” the firm’s chief executive Kang Jung-Won told the newspaper.
If the test succeeds, the robot could be available at retail stores, at around $US100,000 apiece.
Get used to it. Robots are coming.
Nicholas Volodimer said,
June 8, 2007 @ 4:07 am
Yep, like Wakamaru in Tokyo, the last year.