GabyA new security guard has appeared at the busiest subway station in New York – a robot cop weighing 180 kg. The new robotic police officer was introduced by the city’s mayor, Eric Adams. According to him, the implementation of innovative tools will make New York the safest city in America, and the K5 robot cop could play an important role in this.
RoboCop for patrolling the subway.
Robot The police robot is a product of the California-based autonomous security robot developer Knightscope. It has 4 cameras for video recording and moves at a speed of 4.8 km/h.
As part of a test launch by the city hall, it will operate at the Times Square – 42 Street subway station, a transfer hub of the New York subway, along with a human officer for two weeks. After that, patrolling of the station’s crossings is planned for two months.
Statistics show that crime has increased in almost all neighborhoods of New York compared to last year. Despite this, the city’s mayor, Mr. Adams, has repeatedly stated that his campaign to address the issue has been successful.
According to Mr. Adams, the robot cop will cost the city an average of $9 per hour, which is below the minimum wage. The police robot will operate at the Times Square subway station from midnight to 6 AM.
RoboCop K5 is one of many projects the city is using to fulfill Mr. Adams’ campaign promise to reduce crime in the city. Robot debuted in April alongside a robotic police dog, which, according to the department, will be used for navigation in dangerous situations.
Mr. Adams says that the K5 robot also has a license plate reader. However, the robot does not have real-time facial recognition capabilities, which raises concerns among privacy advocates. The robot also has a button to connect subway passengers with a live person at any time if they have questions or need to report an incident.
Not everything is as wonderful as it seems.
Mr. Adams promised to reduce the crime rate in New York during his election campaign. He believes that police robots will be able to prevent crime. to the criminals in the city and will contribute to saving lives.
However, as noted by the publication Daily Mail Residents of New York do not share the mayor’s hopes and are concerned about the deployment of robots in the concrete jungle. According to one of them, “city residents want to fund libraries and schools, not expensive toys for the New York police.” Meanwhile, other New Yorkers noted that the robots are “dystopian.” technologies “observation.”
