‘Bum Bot’ Robot Plays Sheriff on the Streets of Atlanta
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Could Bum bot, a homemade robot that acts as a private security guard, be the future of neighborhood watch?
Atlanta, Georgia’s mayoral candidate Rufus Terrill created the remote-controlled robot with three wheels to watch the lot around his pub O’Terrills. The robot has a live video feed, a communications system so it can blare out commands and infrared cameras on it.
“A home alarm loudspeaker attached to a walkie-talkie gives it a voice. Its head is a former home meat-smoker. The red lights are from a 1997 Chevrolet, and it’s powered by four car batteries,” says this article in USA Today about the Bum Bot.
“If people are trying to break into cars, you can put it on video, call the police and give them a tape on it,” says Terrill who thinks the Bum Bot can be deployed in greater numbers on the streets of the city.
The Bum Bot has been at work for nearly a year now and has become an important part of Terrill’s political campaign.
Check out the video of the Bum Bot at work.
[via Buzzfeed]
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