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2y ago

The NYPD is deploying a 420-pound robocop to roam Times Square's subway station

The NYPD is deploying a 420-pound robocop to roam Times Square's subway station

A 420-pound, 5-foot-2 robocop with a giant camera for a face will begin patrolling the Times Square subway station overnight, the NYPD has announced.

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2y ago

NYPD is deploying a 420-pound robocop to roam Times Square's subway station

gothamist.com /news/the-nypd-is-deploying-a-420-pound-robocop-to-roam-times-squares-subway-station

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2y ago

The NYPD is deploying a 420-pound robocop to roam Times Square's subway station

gothamist.com /news/the-nypd-is-deploying-a-420-pound-robocop-to-roam-times-squares-subway-station

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How long till it’s pushed on the tracks
- The day an officer isn't accompanying it, if not before
"anyone who tried to harm the robot would be identified and arrested."
But what if you sneak up and dress it like a Dalek, maybe with a speaker that yells out, "IT IS THE DOCTOR! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!" That cannot possibly be a crime.
- Paint ball gun the cameras
Please put down your weapon. You have 20 seconds to comply.
- This one doesn't look like it has weapons, but I really hope it's programmed to have a squealing freak-out if it falls down some stairs.
  
  No weapons?
  I give it a week before someone destroys it for shits and giggles.
Oh thank god. I really hope it has a 50 calibre Gatling gun affixed to its crotch and an itchy trigger finger. I mean they are just too many people and so little time.
Insane waste of money
Torment Nexus moment.

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