Robocop, a real one?

[jeffbert]

While it is nowhere near what was depicted in SF films, this is a step in that direction. Though I doubt we would hear this one say, "Dead or alive, you're coming with me."
First Robocop to join Dubai Police ranks

[DrFrag]

That looks pretty cool, but I have a bad feeling it'll end up like other rushed technologies that end up frustrating people. Like when you call a bank and get a speech recognition machine that doesn't understand the word "yes". To be rolling it out in Dubai, rather than somewhere like Japan or South Korea, makes me wonder if it's just a PR stunt to show how advanced their city is.

[jeffbert]

I agree it seems an unlikely place for such technology to emerge.

[AstroAllies]

Involving robots for police tasks would be great, but not if all that human duties be replaced by robots. It would be scary to imagine.