If you go to Singapore, you might come across new patrolling robots.
They are responsible for monitoring residents in the event of “undesirable social behavior”.
Called "Xavier", they are equipped with seven cameras.
Thanks to them, they can detect if you parked incorrectly on your bike, if you smoke in an unauthorized area or if social distancing is not respected.
According to Michael Lim, the manager of this project, these machines are a new weapon against insecurity: "If the robot is around and something happens, the people in the control room will have a trace and will be able to see what happened ”.
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Conversely, this technology alerts rights defenders, who see it as an infringement of freedoms.
The Asian city is already equipped with many surveillance cameras and streetlights with facial recognition.