![]() 'What we're looking down upon is Mother Earth and it needs protecting': Overwhelmed Star Trek's William.need to watch what they say and what they do in Singapore to a far greater extent than they would in other countries,' she told AFP. I'm just a bit hesitant about that kind of concept', she added.ĭigital rights activist Lee Yi Ting said the devices were the latest way Singaporeans were being watched. It brings to mind a 'dystopian world of robots. 'It reminds me of Robocop,' said Frannie Teo, a 34-year-old research assistant, who was walking through the mall. 'Please keep one-metre distancing, please keep to five persons per group,' a robotic voice blared out, as a camera on top of the machine trained its gaze on them.ĭuring a three-week trial in September, two robots were deployed to patrol the housing estate and a shopping centre. The robtos are on wheels, and are equipped with seven cameras.ĭuring a recent patrol, one of the 'Xavier' robots wove its way through a housing estate and stopped in front of a group of elderly residents watching a chess match. ![]()
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