Posted on 05/08/2020 4:16:22 PM PDT by Enlightened1
SINGAPORE - A four-legged robot will be patrolling Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park to remind people of safe distancing measures starting from Friday (May 8).
Called Spot, the robot will assist with safe distancing efforts at parks, gardens and nature reserves managed by National Parks Board (NParks) and at parks managed by town councils.
The pilot trial is jointly conducted by NParks, and the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG).
The Spot robot will broadcast a recorded message reminding park visitors to observe safe distancing measures.
It is fitted with cameras, enabled by GovTech-developed video analytics, to help it estimate the number of visitors in the parks.
The cameras, however, will not be able to track or recognise specific individuals, neither will it collect any personal data.
As part of the two-week trial, Spot will be deployed over a 3km stretch in the River Plains section of the park during off-peak hours, and it will be accompanied by at least one NParks officer.
If the trial proves successful, NParks will consider deploying Spot for safe distancing efforts at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in the morning and during evening peak-hours.
NParks is also looking into deploying the robot at other parks such as Jurong Lake Gardens.
Originally developed by American company Boston Dynamics, the four-legged robot is able to navigate obstacles more effectively compared to wheeled robots, making it suitable for different terrains.
It is also fitted with safety sensors to detect objects and people within 1m to avoid collision.
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No thanks. Knock that thing on it’s side and see what it does.
This is the future of the “new normal” of robots shouting orders at you and telling you to stay home.
Skynet and the machines ordering everyone around will be over the next two decades unless we stop it now.
Great googlie-ooglies!
Does it clean up after itself?
Take a bat to it
No thanks. Knock that thing on it’s side and see what it does.
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Lol. .
Just what I was thinking. But with a baseball bat.
Something looking that creepy and intrusive, one just presumes it’s recording everything in it’s sights.
Somebody should spray it with a garden hose, see what happens. My guess is it is being monitored from somewhere, just like a Drone.
I’ve seen videos where they try to knock them over and it wobbles but stays on it’s feet. Or they do knock it over and it lands hard, but gets right back up.
Each time I’m thinking “Boy - I hope that robot doesn’t figure out to fight back!”
It can get back up.
Spray paint on the cameras and a wrecking bar applied to the delicate equipment on the top should do it.
The hook it up to an F-150 ball hitch and take it for a spin - dogs love trucks.
Try it. There is a great video I have seen on the web of such a bot being kicked hard in the side. The robot reacts very quickly and stays on its feet. Another one shows it slipping on a patch of ice and staying upright with amazingly fast reactions.
When these are programmed to kill you, they are going to be very dangerous.
I’ve seen videos where they try to knock them over and it wobbles but stays on it’s feet. Or they do knock it over and it lands hard, but gets right back up.
Each time I’m thinking “Boy - I hope that robot doesn’t figure out to fight back!”
I hear they are doing this with drones in NJ. I told my friend, “They’d shoot that thing out of the sky in Los Angeles.’
That’s right. Or a .44 Magnum
I like your thinking. Kill the damned thing.
That’s scary. Thanks for the info. And there are probably more advanced ones that we don’t know about. DARPA has some nasty things in the works.
So, it’s going to follow you around and tell you what you’re doing wrong?
They should have it walk on two legs and wear a wig.
Maybe a few years ago I would say that's fiction. Things do change rapidly.
A bat made in Wuhan would be appropriate.
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