China rolls out robo-cops to push robots in daily life

At nearly 6 feet tall, the newest police recruit on patrol in the city of Woohoo commands attention less because of the uniform than the six highdefinition cameras and advanced sensors under that hat that allow the AI powered robot called R1 to manage the flow of traffic and people in the streets and around the clock. The Robocops aren't designed to be particularly fast or fearsome, but they are a key part of a wider strategy here to show off China's advances in robotics and to make machines more familiar t ...