I have to share this: Yesterday a Japanise company unveiled Reborg-Q, a new shopping mall security system. The system will be put into action in mid-December in Tokyo. "While on patrol, four cameras mounted in the robot’s head and shoulders record video, and its sensors detect the presence of humans, water leaks and fire. When the robot encounters something suspicious, it alerts a computer in the security room and sends video. Human security guards view the video footage sent by the robot and determine how to respond."

"Equipped with communication functions, the robot can also provide services to the people it is watching. A touch-screen embedded in the robot’s chest can be used to display information about lost children and other data about the surroundings, and a voice synthesizer enables the robot to tell the time, provide weather data and make promotional announcements."

Now robots among us is not a science fiction, it is a reality. Interesting.

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