Two K5 security robots have been placed on patrol in a parking lot in Silicon Valley.
They are 1.5 meters tall (or 5 feet), weigh about 135 kilos (or 300 pounds), and are outfitted with a laser scanner and a 360-degree video camera, CBS News reported.
The robots rove throughout a designated perimeter, navigate around people and things in their paths, and record activity and sounds by shooting live videos.
They also use a LIDAR technology that delivers 3D maps.
If a crime is committed in front of the robot and the would-be burglar persists, it will record the car license plate, take pictures, send the geotag location and the time and send everything to a human in the command center.
The robots don’t confront criminals, but if it attacked, will let out a chirp that will get louder and louder as the threat persists and notifying the control center.
According to CBS News, Knightscope, the company that developed the robots, said there is a waiting list of about four dozen companies in line to acquire a K5.
The companies plan to use them next year in outdoor settings such as college campuses or open air malls.
