Crime-Fighting Daleks Go On Patrol In Silicon Valley
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I think you'd have more success with a scarecrow, honestly.
Seriously, the silhouette of a person inside the store would probably be a bigger psychological threat than a cone on wheels.
What's next Cybermen doctors?
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46534808]This is a proof of concept and prototype if anything. It's outright impossible to build something that could try to restrain people, god forbid actually use force against them, that's a legislative nightmare and you have zero chance of getting that marketed, and if one of your robots did somehow harm somebody, your company can kiss it's sweet ass goodbye.
These are nothing but surveillance dildos meant to shoo away junkies to go bother somebody else. Yes, they won't start actual dedicated robbers with an intent and a plan. That's not what they are intended for either.
[editline]20th November 2014[/editline]
Tipping one over will probably be faster way of getting cops to your location than calling 911.[/QUOTE]
According to the article, the robot sounds an alarm if someone attacks it, but stops sounding it if it stops getting attacked.
Regardless of it would even register being toppled over as an attack, the person watching the live feed would be the one to call the authorities. Which returns to my "how is this better than a security camera" point.
Also I'm fairly certain simply putting tape over the camera lens wouldn't register as an attack.
This is more of a mobile security camera then a fixed one.
I was expecting cops in costumes when I read the thread title. Now I'm disappointed.
You know someone is just going to knock it over, over and over again.
It's probably much harder to knock over than it looks like. Considering it's just a chassis with 2 powered wheels, some batteries, some cameras, and a relay, vast majority of that body is going to be completely hollow and the center of mass will be really low.
They're Elite Roombas. I can just see one driving around with a small fleet of normal Roombas circling around it.
I really hope the alarm isn't automated for crimes, just for if people try to hit it or if the alarm is triggered manually. I can imagine some poor waitress accidentally dropping some plates and the Elite Roomba blaring out "STOP, YOU'VE VIOLATED THE LAW" at tornado siren noise levels.
[QUOTE=Durrsly;46534807]There's nothing unrealistic about a lazy security guard setting it's password to "1234", "QWERTY" or "password".
That's assuming it has the same security as a webcam.[/QUOTE]
well seeing as how its an autonomous robot i doubt that is has the same secutirty as a webcam, or that the people who invested resources into the development of it would put in a shitty password. let alone the random criminal having the means to signal jam a robot he would have no idea of how it works everything about your post is unrealistic
Can I make it say Aperture turret sayings when it sees people?
[QUOTE=Buck.;46534896]You know someone is just going to knock it over, over and over again.[/QUOTE]
i don't think it's that easy to knock over a 140kg robot.
[QUOTE=Buck.;46534896]You know someone is just going to knock it over, over and over again.[/QUOTE]
~Weebles wobble but they don't faaall dooown!~
[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;46534856]According to the article, the robot sounds an alarm if someone attacks it, but stops sounding it if it stops getting attacked.
Regardless of it would even register being toppled over as an attack, the person watching the live feed would be the one to call the authorities. Which returns to my "how is this better than a security camera" point.
Also I'm fairly certain simply putting tape over the camera lens wouldn't register as an attack.[/QUOTE]
It's almost human-sized, it moves, it reacts to you.
It gives a sense of presence. That is something security cameras don't do. People have been hugging it. People don't hug security cameras. Why do you think that is?
[QUOTE=CQRPSE;46534784]life isnt a hollywood movie[/QUOTE]
It's really not unrealistic, things like this would be placed around a perimeter of something very expensive, they're likely to come with default passwords, or ones that can be brute forced in a matter of hours.
it's okay Dr. Evilcop you can tell us that you're John Connor which is why you have bias against cool ass robots, were not gonna judge
[QUOTE=Firespray;46536618]When?
[img]http://griffri.com/work/art/p_guardbuddy/img_guardbuddy.png[/img][/QUOTE]
beepsky please no
I just want to see somebody hollow one of these babies out, hide a security guard inside, who bursts out and beats the shit out of anybody who tries to steal anything.
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;46535208]i don't think it's that easy to knock over a 140kg robot.[/QUOTE]
Someone's gonna find a way, you just wait.
Would be cool if it went into an alert state and a red bar started swishing side to side in that little U-socket like a fucking Cylon.
[QUOTE=Dr. Evilcop;46534636]According to the article you'll be paying a security guard anyways, so what's the point?[/QUOTE]
Why are you assuming it would be one security guard per robot? It would be no different than one security guard watching a bank of monitors, just the cameras are mobile.
I find it funny how the iDalek is guarding microsoft
Wouldn't placing a upside down bin on them and then pushing them down neutralize all their functions?
I bet that these Sillycon robot wannabes are going to appear covered in graffiti or totally smashed after the first week.
[QUOTE=Alice3173;46539468]Why are you assuming it would be one security guard per robot? It would be no different than one security guard watching a bank of monitors, just the cameras are mobile.[/QUOTE]
Also since a very big part of security is visible security, it shows an active watcher. A fair amount of CCTV cameras actually don't work, they've just been left there for effect. Most of them do work, and it's because you can't be sure that you are more secure even with non-functional ones. In the end there is very little keeping a bad guy out, but if you are less appealing than other targets you are more protected.
[QUOTE=Axsisel;46539918]Wouldn't placing a upside down bin on them and then pushing them down neutralize all their functions?
I bet that these Sillycon robot wannabes are going to appear covered in graffiti or totally smashed after the first week.[/QUOTE]
Look at the size and width of them, as well as the shape. You'd need to go out and buy a fairly big bin, and the operator would see you as you run up lugging around a bin.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46534747]The robot standing next to you while you commit crime means that somebody in a control room is dispatching a cruiser full of actual cops to your location with your description.
Think of it less less like of a dalek and more of as a
[img]https://developer.valvesoftware.com/w/images/8/85/Combine_scanner.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
An omnipresent device of an oppressive police state?
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