c/nottheonion · by supersquirrel@lemmy.ca · 1d

Robots to be deployed to stop fights in Singapore prisons in 3-month trial from Oct

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/robots-with-ability-to-stop-fights-at-prisons-to-be-deployed-from-oct-singapore-prison-service?ref=singapore

The robot, called Prisons Robot To Eradicate Conflicts and Threats (PROTECT), is a 157cm-tall, pepper-spraying machine that patrols prison grounds and detects fights. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY

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snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1d

All they have to do is pass out free fleshlights and no one will be interested in fighting.

hot_mocha_decaf@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 1d

csolisr@hub.azkware.net · 3 pts · 1d

They were this close of naming the robot after Probotector en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probotec…

PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1d

starting with the corny names, they are getting the 80s/90s sci-fi horror right

EnsignWashout@startrek.website · 2 pts · 1d

This will surely go fine.

Can we start calling it "Parts for Prisoners" now, or do we wait for it to get turned into 400 homemade shivs, first?