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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15479711/Chinas-real-life-robocops-City-deploys-AI-powered-humanoid-police-officer-barks-orders-civilians.html

China has deployed life-sized AI-powered 'robocops' to police
roads and direct traffic around the clock.

Wearing reflective vests and white caps, the humanoid officers
have been spotted patrolling Wuhu City, in eastern China's
Anhui Province, barking orders at civilians.

'For your safety, please ride bicycles in the non-motorized lane,
'one robot was heard calling out to a cyclist who veered into traffic.

The robots' futuristic appearance has made them local celebrities,
with pedestrians frequently pausing to snap photos.

Traffic police officer Jiang Zihao described the machines as
'new colleagues' capable of assisting officers on the streets.

According to Jiang, the AI-enabled robot - known as Intelligent
Police Unit R001 - is linked to the city's traffic signal
system and can perform traffic-control gestures in sync with
changing lights.

Equipped with high-definition cameras and an intelligent
voice-broadcasting system, the robot uses advanced algorithms
to automatically detect traffic violations by pedestrians
and non-motorized vehicles and deliver on-the-spot warnings.

Beyond fixed post duties, the robot is fully mobile, able
to autonomously travel to designated locations on command.

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Uh oh ... the RoboGestapo is here.

Hmmm ... maybe ICE can buy a few thousand
of them ... won't do the commies any good
to scream at them :-)

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