Singapore to deploy robot guards to ease worker shortage

The security robot was named O-R3.

A CNBC report said a new niche has been found for intelligent machines which are being deployed from healthcare to restaurants in a government-backed push to ease a workforce crunch,

O-R3, a four-wheeled security robot unveiled by a Singapore technology company on Friday, is designed to patrol large outdoor areas without human guidance, making sure all people on the site are authorised to be there.

It navigates itself with an array of sensors including laser scanners and GPS. The automated guard, which weighs 80kg and stands 1.5m tall, comes with a drone, which pops out of its side to pursue intruders over fences or across difficult terrain.

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