VOA常速英语:加州警方雇佣机器人警察巡逻公园

A new officer with the Huntington Park Police patrols local parks 24 hours a day seven days a week. He doesn't need rest, coffee breaks, a salary or medical insurance, and that is because it is a Robocop. The chief of the Huntington Park Police says the main function of the Robocop is to scan and film the surroundings." Cameras with night vision that report 360 degrees, it also has a distress button which is located here, so if somebody were to need assistance or they want to contact our communication center, they can do it by way of that distress button and there's people that are monitoring on the other end." The Robocop works 24 hours a day and it's self-charging. It's easy to program the newest police employee and make changes to the software if necessary. The Robocop's maintenance costs are roughly 75 thousand dollars a year. "They traveled the entire park. It is a programmed path, but we're able to change the path and adapt it. There may be different activities that we become aware of." "Okay, now it's a person." "So, there's a person coming, and if it senses it too close, it'll stop for a moment." "Good morning!" The Robocop also records the license plates of passing cars and checks them against an online database of stolen cars. 

It can also help locate a lost iPhone because it is able to determine a smartphone's MAC address. "Something wrong happens like the police can see it from the robot and then the police can come and like figure out what's happening to us." The Robocop can't replace its human handlers. The whole goal is to give police more time to do things machines can't do." We decided. It might be something that could work for the parks as we've been having some concerns about safety. We, this park is the largest park in the city and so you wanted an extra set of eyes that will help the police department in order to patrol a 24/7." Robocop's creators believe this model known as K5 is best used for providing security at public places like hospitals, parking lots, parks and airports. So far, it seems to be working out just fine.