Ubumnene boqobo benza iindaba malunga nendlela i-robot yokulinda, eyenziwa yiKanightscope, esebenze iveki kwindawo yokuthenga, yawela emthonjeni.
Zonke ii-droids zixhotyiswe iinkqubo zokuqaphela ubuso, ii-infrared ne-ultrasonic sensors. Kodwa nangona oku akuzange kumncedise uSteve ohluphekileyo (echanekileyo kwiNqwelo yokuThuthukiswa kweTeknoloji yoKhuseleko), kunye neentsuku ezisixhenxe kuphela emva kokujoyina inkonzo, wawela kwisibondlo.
IWashington Post ibika ukuba uSteve waphahla emanzini, wenza i-detour. Ekubeni abavelisi bebhobhothi elibi bambeka "njengejoni jikelele" ongeke athengise kwaye akalahlekelwa ngumdla emsebenzini wakhe, uluntu lwavukela. Kuye kubonakala ukuba kusasa kakhulu ukuba kuthathe indawo abagadi abahlala kwiimoto!
I-Knightscope yazama ukuyihleka, ithi i-robot yayifuna nje ukupholisa ngaphantsi kokushisa, njengabantu. Kodwa ama-ruffians aloo mzamo wokulungisa ingxabano awazange avume. Emva koko inkonzo yenkampani yenkampani ibizwa ngokuba yi-"local", apho kungekho nto yecala - kwaye ayikho into, kuba i-robot ayizange yonakalise umntu ngaphandle kwayo-kwaye ithembise ngexesha elincinci lokuhambisa umlondolozi omtsha onokukhusela inkonzo.
Kodwa abazingeli abavumi ukuyeka. Bakhumbula ukuba loo nyaka i-robot yabetha umntwana, enye ingamthanga umntu owayesile (nangona i-Knightscope ibanga ukuba lo mva uphazamisa imoto ezama ukuvavanya yonke imisebenzi yayo).
Ndiyazibuza ukuba kuyintoni na ukuphela kwesi silwa? Ngubani oza kuphumelela - iimoto okanye abantu?