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Robotcop III Set to Fight Crime in Hong Kong

Posted by simoniker on from the forget-jackie-chan dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "There is a new cop patrolling the streets of Hong Kong and teaching children how to prevent crime. But it's a robot named Robotcop III, designed and built in Hong Kong, according to Channel Newsasia. Robotcop III can walk, dance, move in any direction, display videos and answer questions asked in Cantonese and English. The previous versions of Robotcops, introduced in 1988 and 1995, were imported from the U.S. and taught 800,000 school children how to fight crime. The promoters of Robotcop III hope it will do even better. More details and references are available in this overview including a photo of Robotcop III patrolling on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) campus."

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  1. Can it navigate stairs by Eric+Smith · · Score: 4, Funny
    better than ED-209?

    And hopefully they haven't programmed it with hundreds of conflicting directives.

    1. Re:Can it navigate stairs by drgonzo59 · · Score: 5, Funny

      But, can it eat doughnuts, drink coffee, and racially profile people, that's the real question!

  2. Xiong meng de kuang ren by rune-bare-rune · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, that's not it.
    What is cantonese for "Your move, creep", again?

    Rune -- Change is good, you go first

  3. I want one by BillsPetMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    dance, move in any direction, display videos and answer questions

    My local copper just sits in his panda car eating donuts.

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  4. Better hope no kids were scared by Dr.Who by baryon351 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Better hope no kids were scared by Dr.Who, cos that thing looks too too familiar.

    Daleks take hong kong!

  5. So I guess... by Nplugd · · Score: 5, Funny

    this thing will fight crime by making criminals laugh to death?
    It looks like a bad episode of Lost in Space.

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  6. Dance machines... by MagicDude · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, then can dance, but they can only do The Robot. Why couldn't these guys be in Japan? I'd like to see them on the DDR machines.

  7. okay by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't take any asian Robo-"Anything " seriously unless it is at LEAST 15 meters tall, with 6 missiles and a giant sword.
    A flame thrower would be nice, be obviously that could look silly.

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  8. impressive by nmoog · · Score: 4, Funny
    Robotcop III can walk, dance, move in any direction...
    Wow... thats 2 more things than regular cops can do!
  9. List RobotCop Prime Directives by PhotoBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    DIRECTIVE 1 Serve the public trust

    DIRECTIVE 2 Protect the innocent

    DIRECTIVE 3 Uphold the law

    DIRECTIVE 4 Never oppose an OCP officer

    DIRECTIVE 5 Change name slighly to prevent copyright lawsuit

    1. Re:List RobotCop Prime Directives by superyooser · · Score: 4, Funny

      And the directives go in ROBOTS.TXT.