Robots are being used to deter homeless people from setting up camp in San Francisco

businessinsider.com ^ | Dec. 12, 2017 | Melia Robinson

[pepsi_junkie]

Remember the "hitchhiking robot" that made it's way across several countries thanks to the kindness of strangers? And then it got to Philadelphia ...

Before And After:

[moovova]

R2D2 will be a rust bucket in no time after the homeless & migrants are finished urinating on it.

[Celerity]

They keep making these things sleek, white and clean.

They’d be WAY more effective with blood splatters on them.

Jus’ sayin. I could be their designer, they could afford me.

[Boogieman]

“...the San Francisco SPCA, an animal advocacy and pet adoption group, put a security robot to work outside its facilities in the gentrifying Mission neighborhood. The robot’s presence is meant to deter homeless people from setting up camps along the sidewalks.”

Homeless pet? The SPCA will take you in! Homeless human? RELEASE THE ROBOTS!!!

[UCANSEE2]

They look like THE TURRETS in PORTAL 2.

[Boogieman]

This would work too against this kind of robot:

[mrs. a]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzVoN6SD9cQ

It’s been done.

[LouieFisk]

Heh! Doggone stairs foiled yet another diabolical robot plot!

[tumblindice]

Bar-ba-ra! Bring me some .. hot .. chocolate.

[LouieFisk]

The homeless will have that bugger husked and shelled and made into a shelter in no time.

[Darksheare]

In San Fran, a mobile butt plug will be quite the talk of the town.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Why not put a bag over it’s head?

There must be a risk of people breaking them down doe scrap, or holding them for ransom.

[x]

How long before homeless robots set up camp in SF?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Starting with peeing on them to short them out and corrode everything.

[Bonemaker]

““Ex-ter-mi-nate””

Too bad they aren’t terminator type robots. Rip out a few gizzards.

[oldasrocks]

That would be easy to fix. Install an electric fence charger then let them pee on that!

[Bon mots]

[SunkenCiv]

My only visit was in 1988. Homeless and litter everywhere, September and it was colder there than it was here (yes, I've heard the Twain remark), and just for laughs I checked the classifieds for rentals and sale properties and about had a stroke. None of these problems has improved with time, although it's probably less of a dump. Thanks PROCON.

[GOPJ]

More room for illegals to commit crimes...

[kallisti]

The Agnes Moorehead episode of The Twilight Zone comes to mind.