Police robots that kill. It’s not just a the name of my newest script. San Francisco has decided that they are going to allow their police force to use potentially lethal robots in the field.
They are nothing like Robocop. They look like toasters on treads, remotely controlled. They aren’t armed with guns either. But, they do plan to arm them with explosives that can incapacitate the bad guys. They say they will only be used in extreme circumstances. And no, they won’t tell you the odds of navigating an asteroid field. That’s the worst kind of robot.
Some people don’t like the idea. But the military already have robots that shoot grenades and worse. And they’ve used them to help out local authorities around the country.