UK Police To Use Armed Robots Against Offenders

British criminals could soon be shot at by unmanned airborne police robots. These military aircraft drones will carry out surveillance on British protesters and antisocial motorists to fly-tippers.

And these robots mean business, given their arsenal of tasers, non-lethal projectiles and ultra-powerful disorienting strobe lighting apparatus.

The flying robot fleet will range from miniature tactical craft such as the miniature AirRobot being tested by one police force, to BAE System’s new 12m-wide armed HERTI drone as flown in Afghanistan.

It is amazing how robots have gone from learning how to walk, to doing housework, providing sex and now keeping law and order.

Currently, robots already serve an important role in bomb disposals, without putting human lives at risk. It is very likely police forces will be using robots the same way when dealing with dangerous suspects. The police can tackle them remotely and use a taser, if necessary.

But I do urge caution on the Home Office. Robots function on artificial intelligence and are not particulary adept at thinking and handling unknown situations. It is easy for criminals to mislead the armed drones and they end up tasering innocents or the police instead.

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