Robotcop III Set to Fight Crime in Hong Kong

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday March 10, 2004 @08:37PM 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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So I guess... by Nplugd · 2004-03-10 20:42 · 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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Re:Can it navigate stairs by drgonzo59 · 2004-03-10 20:54 · Score: 5, Funny

But, can it eat doughnuts, drink coffee, and racially profile people, that's the real question!
List RobotCop Prime Directives by PhotoBoy · 2004-03-10 22:14 · 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