Robotcop III Set to Fight Crime in Hong Kong

Roland Piquepaille writes "There is a new cop patrolling the streets of Hong Kong and teaching children how to prevent crime. But it's a robot named Robotcop III, designed and built in Hong Kong, according to Channel Newsasia. Robotcop III can walk, dance, move in any direction, display videos and answer questions asked in Cantonese and English. The previous versions of Robotcops, introduced in 1988 and 1995, were imported from the U.S. and taught 800,000 school children how to fight crime. The promoters of Robotcop III hope it will do even better. More details and references are available in this overview including a photo of Robotcop III patrolling on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) campus."

Re:Yep, they're out of ideas

[xstein]

Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world [peopledaily.com.cn].

As a Hong Kong resident I can tell you I would have absolutely no reservations whatsoever about letting my 13 year old daughter roam the streets of even the darkest parts of HK at 3am alone. The only crime here is organised (not that that's acceptable), but the streets are absolutely safe.

This robot cop is to be used primarily to educate youths on crime and the dangers of joining triad rings, not to actually fight crime RoboCop-style.

Re:Does Orion-MGM approve of this usage of their t

[JeremyALogan]

or, maybe, in Hong Kong they take into account SPELLING DIFFERENCES...

roboTcop != robocop

No robocop

[Underholdning]

Before anyone jumps to conclusions, let me just clarify that this is not a robocop in the "must destroy man kind" fashion. This is more like the info boxes you find in airports. Only difference is, that this one can move a bit. Coincidentially, I was at the exact spot where the picture [weblogs.com] was taken last month, and I have no doubts that the robot can move around there, since the place is pretty flat. But I was also walking the streets of Hong Kong, and there's no way this robot can move, let alone navigate, on the busy streets of HK. I reckon this will pay visits to schools and walk around in the school yard answering questions.

Re:Yep, they're out of ideas

[michaelhood]

Can we get a supporting URL that doesn't match *.*.cn? Thanks.

Corruption rankings

[Hittite Creosote]

The Chinese mafia has essentially taken over the islands

UCLA Asia institute rankings of

corruption [ucla.edu]. Note that Hong Kong is viewed as being less corrupt than Japan.

Oh, and some place called the United States.