Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jan 17, 2025
Chinese #Police Deploy Rolling BB-8-Style #Robot to Patrol Streets, Chase Down Suspects
Rolling robots have been deployed in #China in #Wenzhou in Zhejiang province and, while they look fun, they’re actually armed with net-guns and #teargas
Named the “#Rotunbot” or “#RTG” for short, created by researchers at Zhejiang University on behalf of a Shenzen-based #LogonTechnology. It reportedly weighs about 275lb, travel up to 22mph and only takes a few seconds to reach speed.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/chinese-police-deploy-spherical-robot
Chinese Police Deploy Rolling BB-8-STyle Robot to Patrol Streets, Chase Down Suspects

In China, police are now patrolling the streets with a rolling spherical robot that can chase down suspects and beat them in a fight.

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Laurent Espitallier (ancien)Dec 17, 2024
Gaz lacrymogène et canon à filet: ce robot sphérique est la nouvelle recrue de la police chinoise - Geo.fr https://www.geo.fr/sciences/gaz-lacrymogene-et-canon-a-filet-ce-robot-spherique-est-la-nouvelle-recrue-de-la-police-chinoise-rt-g-223621 #intelligence_artificielle #logon_technology #technologie #robotique #véhiculeautonome #véhicule_autonome #police #logontechnology #intelligenceartificielle #chine
Gaz lacrymogène et canon à filet: ce robot sphérique est la nouvelle recrue de la police chinoise

Logon Technology a dévoilé le premier agent de police robotique. Déployé en Chine, RT-G est un robot sphérique capable de se déplacer sur terre ou dans l'eau,...

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