A prison in South Korea will soon have robots as guards. The
robo-guards will be on night duty at a prison in the city of Pohang from
March. Officials say this is part of a test to see if the robots can do
the same job as humans. The guards have sensors on them to spot any
strange behaviour among the prisoners. Prison leaders hope the robots
will help human guards focus more on helping inmates instead of watching
them. The robot warders have so far cost one billion won ($850,000) to
develop. Prisons around the world are waiting to see if the robo-guards
are a success.
The prison guard robots will be 150 centimeters high, and weigh 70
kilograms. They have four wheels and several cameras to monitor movement
around them. They also have special equipment to communicate with human
guards in the control centre. Scientists are now working on making them
look friendlier. They are yellow and white and have smiling faces.
South Korea hopes to be a world leader in robotics. It has already
designed robots to teach English in schools and companies are working on
robots for the home.
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