An engineering firm is trying to launch a new RoboCop our words, not theirs that will help keep officers safe in the line of duty.Instead of protecting the city from the Dad in That ’70s Show, though, the purpose of this RoboCop is strictly giving people tickets. The system, affixed perhaps ironically to the front of a Toyota Prius for testing, works by extending the little android officer on a track alongside the vehicle being pulled over.The computer features a camera, printer and a screen where the driver can see the officer sitting in his car. Aww, it even wears a little helmet, how cute.What isnt so cute is the row of spike strips the robot deploys underneath the vehicle to prevent any thoughts of escape entering the drivers mind.This new police robot could make traffic stops safer for everyone. pic.twitter.com/70YnFy672w Autoblog (@therealautoblog) July 24, 2019According to Autoblog, the project started in the basement of engineer Rueben Brewer, but eventually got picked up by a company called SRI International, which hopes to turn it into reality.The idea is to provide a buffer between the officer and the people in the vehicle who might want to do them harm. Or just to make day-to-day tasks like giving people speeding tickets and hassling them about taillights easier.While this is just a prototype, you can expect if it actually takes off that it won’t be attached to a Prius, which couldnt catch a one-legged child on a bicycle. Were just glad the first step for the RoboCop was to give people tickets and didnt involve shooting an inventor and tossing him out of a 30-storey
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