Street Light Robots of Kinshasa
To many, Africa is a backwater continent.
Unbeknownst to most, however, there are genuine and very practical inventions that came out of Africa, one of which is the Humanoid Street Light Robots.
In Kinshasa, two humanoid street light figures have been installed in a busy road junction. They stand 8 foot tall, made of stainless steel and aluminium, and powered by solar panel.
Featuring green and red lights, Kinshasa's robot cops are designed to merge some of the functions of human officers and traffic lights. The anthropomorphic robots can raise or bend their arms to stop passing vehicles or let others pass, and are also programmed to speak, indicating to pedestrians when they can cross the road.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/24/tech/robot-cops-rule-kinshasa/
The street light robots are equipped with rotating chests and surveillance cameras that record the flow of vehicles.
While these "Robots" might seem " primitive " to some, nevertheless they fulfill a needed role and there are plans to install more street light robots in other busy road junctions
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/24/tech/robot-cops-rule-kinshasa/
Unbeknownst to most, however, there are genuine and very practical inventions that came out of Africa, one of which is the Humanoid Street Light Robots.
In Kinshasa, two humanoid street light figures have been installed in a busy road junction. They stand 8 foot tall, made of stainless steel and aluminium, and powered by solar panel.
Featuring green and red lights, Kinshasa's robot cops are designed to merge some of the functions of human officers and traffic lights. The anthropomorphic robots can raise or bend their arms to stop passing vehicles or let others pass, and are also programmed to speak, indicating to pedestrians when they can cross the road.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/24/tech/robot-cops-rule-kinshasa/
The street light robots are equipped with rotating chests and surveillance cameras that record the flow of vehicles.
While these "Robots" might seem " primitive " to some, nevertheless they fulfill a needed role and there are plans to install more street light robots in other busy road junctions
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/24/tech/robot-cops-rule-kinshasa/