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Unmanned vehicles used to patrol streets of Tunis during coronavirus lockdown
Arab News ^

Posted on 03/29/2020 2:35:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Unmanned robots are patrolling the streets of Tunisia’s capital as part of the government’s measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The unmanned ground vehicles are called P-Guard and locally developed by Enova Robotics. They are being used by the Ministry of Interior to enforce its lockdown of Tunis.

The city has been on lockdown since March 22.

arabnews ✔ @arabnews Replying to @arabnews #WATCH: Man in Tunis confronted by unmanned robot patrolling the streets during #Coronavirus lockdown...

Gets told to "hurry up" when he says he is "just buying cigarettes" #Tunisia #COVID19

More on the city's unmanned vehicles here: https://arab.news/9kjnb

Embedded video 44 9:56 AM - Mar 29, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 45 people are talking about this Enova, founded in Tunisia in 2014, describes the P-Guard as a “rugged security robot for multi-terrain applications.”

The robot uses several infrared cameras to function, which are arranged to cover the entire surrounding of the robot and it is also fitted with a thermal camera and a sound and light alarm system.

The robot incorporates GPS to locate itself in its environment as well as a laser telemetry system.

Tunisia has 278 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and has had eight mortalities from the virus.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: drones; policing; robots; tunis; tunisia; umv

1 posted on 03/29/2020 2:35:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Goat and camel strikes are up!


2 posted on 03/29/2020 2:38:04 PM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: nickcarraway

Does this robot have the terminator module installed?


3 posted on 03/29/2020 2:38:20 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( Stop the fearmongering! Post flu statistics along side COVID-19 statistics!)
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To: nickcarraway

ED209


4 posted on 03/29/2020 2:38:51 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (There's a stairway to heaven, but there's also a highway to hell.)
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To: nickcarraway

Cute little thing.
I could see putting a TRUMP 2020 bumper sticker on that.


5 posted on 03/29/2020 2:39:35 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: nickcarraway

Folks,your looking at the way the powers that be are going to perpetuate this scam. Not that there isn’t a viral problem but this is the way big brother will control everything. Egads. There’s one little virus loose. We’re done. Give me a break.


6 posted on 03/29/2020 2:44:36 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: nickcarraway

The future of Policing along with cameras at every angle on the grid and drones.


7 posted on 03/29/2020 3:02:17 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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8 posted on 03/29/2020 3:22:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If you don't recognize that as sarcasm you are dumber than a bag of hammers.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Seems like that was one of the last big movies to use stop motion animation. Within a few years the industry moved to CGI.


9 posted on 03/29/2020 3:39:23 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

“You’re fired!”


10 posted on 03/29/2020 3:40:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If you don't recognize that as sarcasm you are dumber than a bag of hammers.)
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To: nickcarraway

This is where the Little St., Murch and said himself on fire and start the whole Arab spring in 2007 I believe


11 posted on 03/29/2020 4:23:52 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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