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Robots to be deployed to stop fights in Singapore prisons in 3-month trial from Oct (www.straitstimes.com)

submitted 1 month ago by supersquirrel@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@sh.itjust.works

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The robot, called Prisons Robot To Eradicate Conflicts and Threats (PROTECT), is a 157cm-tall, pepper-spraying machine that patrols prison grounds and detects fights. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY

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[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

All they have to do is pass out free fleshlights and no one will be interested in fighting.

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

starting with the corny names, they are getting the 80s/90s sci-fi horror right

[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 3 points 1 month ago

They were this close of naming the robot after Probotector en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probotec…

[–] hot_mocha_decaf@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 month ago

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

This will surely go fine.

Can we start calling it "Parts for Prisoners" now, or do we wait for it to get turned into 400 homemade shivs, first?