Adams has said the robot will not record audio or use facial recognition. But Cahn said there is no binding policy banning police from using facial recognition software on the images collected by ...

During the two-month trial, K5 will be accompanied by a police officer to help introduce the public to the robot's function, Adams said. But if the trial is successful, K5 will patrol on its own.

NEW YORK -- Robots will now take their ... things to hurt New Yorkers," Adams said. The Digidog weighs 70 pounds and moves at a top speed of 3.5 mph. Police call it "ideal for hostage negotiations ...

Nearly a year after Mayor Eric Adams first rolled out the Knightscope K5, a 400-pound police robot, in the Times Square subway station, his office revealed on Tuesday that his administration still ...

The K5 Autonomous Security Robot is also equipped with a button that straphangers can use to call for police as well as dozens of microphones. Under Adams, the NYPD has embraced the use of tech ...

NEW YORK — Please watch out for the robots as you’re exiting the train. New York City Mayor Eric Adams doubled down on his pledge to bring more technology to the nation’s largest police ...

"Digidog is out of the pound," said Adams, a Democrat and former police officer. "Digidog is now part of the toolkit that we are using." The city's first robot police dog was leased in 2020 by ...

"Digidog is out of the pound," said Adams, a Democrat and former police officer. "Digidog is now part of the toolkit that we are using." The city's first robot police dog was leased in 2020 by ...

“The robot for the police, or the police for the robot ... He said the robot had worked a shift from midnight to 6 a.m. “The Adams administration is constantly exploring innovative ...

Florida police used a robot dog to help rescue a 3-year-old hostage. (Boston Dynamics calls its dogs “Spot.”) Mr. Adams has a longstanding interest in unorthodox policing technologies.

"Digidog is out of the pound," said Adams, a Democrat and former police officer. "Digidog is now part of the toolkit that we are using."The city's first robot police dog was leased in 2020 by ...

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