Singapore Releases the Robot Hounds to Enforce Social Distancing in Parks
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Singapore releases the robot hounds to enforce social distancing in parks:
Singapore is trialing robot dogs to enforce social distancing in its parks, to assist the national coronavirus-control effort.
As outlined by GovTech Singapore, the nation's digital advancement agency, the beast is a Boston Dynamics Spot device that's been programmed to roam a 3km stretch in the River Plains section of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park during off-peak hours.
"A recorded message will be broadcast from SPOT to remind park visitors to observe safe distancing measures. SPOT will also be fitted with cameras - enabled with GovTech-developed video analytics - to estimate the number of visitors in parks," the agency says.
Govtech promises the cameras "will not be able to track and/or recognise specific individuals, and no personal data will be collected."
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