San Francisco Security Robot Fired for Targeting Homeless
In its first month patrolling San Francisco’s Mission District, K-9, a 5-ft. tall, 400-lb. autonomous security robot, despite suffering abuse and seeming to contribute to a crime reduction in the area, was pulled off duty for allegations of targeting the homeless, according to The Washington Post.
Although the robot, similar to the one shown above, was reported to have been besmirched by bar-b-que sauce, befouled by feces, trammeled by a tarp, and nearly toppled by a human, it soldiered on, snapping hundreds of photos a minute, and sending the photos and video footage to animal rescue group SPCA’s — the organization employing K-9’s services — employees.