Security Robots Are Starting to Join the Ranks of Human Guards. Here’s What We Know

The robots’ ability to serve as a physical deterrent can help defuse situations that may escalate if a police officer were present instead, according to Paul Scharre, executive vice president at the Center for a New American Security.

“If someone vandalizes a robot and bashes it up, you’ve got a video recording of them committing an act of vandalism, and you find that person and prosecute them,” he said. “No lives are lost, no people are harmed in the incident.”

However, Scharre explained the robots can provoke incidents, as they have a physical presence.

“If the robot is sort of labeled as a security robot or police robot, it could be perceived by people as being intrusive and interfering on their privacy,” he said.

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People need to start thinking about how they should interact with robots as they become more advanced, according to Scharre.

“Things to think about as you start deploying security robots, are all about how we interact with the technology, how do we perceive it, how do people respond to it?” he said.

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