China’s National Defense University recently debuted the country’s first ‘intelligent security robot’ called AnBot, meant to patrol areas prone to violence.The droid was on show at the Chongqing Hi-Tech Fair last week and is expected to be used to patrol areas prone to civil unrest or violence.The robot has four high-definition cameras which it can use to snap pictures of travelers’ faces, and then send them immediately to human coworkers for further analysis, People’s Daily reports.However, the Anbot isn’t just some glorified security camera. In case of emergencies it can also incapacitate threats via caddle prod of justice.
“AnBot has a high degree of autonomy,” Xiao Xiangjiang from the National Defense University said at the event. “It can patrol, avoid obstacles, identify and recharge on its own.“It is equipped with weapons to prevent and control violence by remote control. Moreover, it could be a service provider, which makes it more practical.