People might object being watched by the number of security cameras which would be needed for full coverage of an area. Having one of these roaming around at night when nobody's around would be less intrusive.
Annnnnnnnnndddddd....I think it is...ahem...”upgradeable” (able to be weaponized, already intended for high risk assignments.
It’s like all the TSA nudity screening devices errected at Airport gates - they were configured with networking capabilities but NO intention of ever connecting them to a network.