Posted on 03/05/2017 8:52:36 AM PST by brucedickinson
I was thinking more about the Terminator movies, where the dogs know it is a killer android before humans do.
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics"
Some thug wants to take on the robot - in seconds the face-recognition software, fingerprints and DNA sample information will have been sent to police.
And you say there aren't enough police to deal with this type of property damage? Police robots will serve warrants... and if the perp doesn't show up for court a live cop will go out and arrest them.
As far as safeguarding packages - it's easy - build a box into the robot. It doesn't open until the robot says it opens. And yes, in the old days crooks could take a safe to a hideout and leisurely open it up... but the safe wasn't communicating with the bank and the police - which made it a whole lot easier...
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