Here we are in the newly revamped courtyard between Three Allen Center, Two Allen Center, and the building just renamed from One Allen Center to Motiva Plaza. (The new courtyard plaza itself has been given a new name as well: The Acre.) And what have we here? It appears to be a Swamplot reader, snapping a photo, probably to send to the site. Our report: automatically altered course to pass by and avert collision; continued crime detection through infrared and video feed, facial scans; added new license plates to database.
But in that photo, of course, now published above: the same scene, as viewed from the opposite side, with a little less data to accompany. Just showing the new 5-ft.-3-in.-tall Knightscope K5 Autonomous Data Machine, out on security patrol, Downtown.
- Knightscope K5 ADM [Knightscope]
Photo: Swamplot inbox
What a waste of money…I have a lot of qualms with this new green space too. ZERO bicycle racks for a urban park directly adjacent to two b-cycle stations.
These are pretty useless other than as a curiosity lure as they cannot go off the sidewalk.
Crikey, they’re not even trying to disguise themselves as trashcans anymore? What’s the world coming to?!
Just think, if there were some humans on the sidewalk, you wouldn’t need a security robot. Downtown still has a ways to go.
@Mike This isn’t downtown. This is a courtyard. Downtown has humans on patrol.
Whenever I see these robots, this pic always comes to mind…
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/7/17/15986042/dc-security-robot-k5-falls-into-water
If these thinks start saying “EX-TER-MINATE” I’m running for the hills. Although by then it’ll probably be too late.
That robot reminds be a bit too much of the evil JailBot 2.0 from the animated cable series called “Superjail.”
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http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/superjail/images/7/78/Jailbot_%28S4%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20150416091547
Man … we’re just one good lightning storm away from Chopping Mall 2: Electric Boogaloo!
Idiots… Everyone of you.
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
@Nikolas,
Swamplot! Come for the Houston Real Estate snark, stay for the obscure Superjail references.
Could they have designed the thing to look any more like a suppository?