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Robbing Delivery Robots Is Now a Thing (www.autoweek.com)
submitted 2 years ago by foobar@lemmy.villa-straylight.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] chaorace 79 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Ok sure, but have we considered arming the robots with assault rifles instead?

[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Arming autonomous robots, what could possibly go wrong?

[–] Hupf@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] Meruten@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The article mentioned tear gas canisters be equipped instead. I can't wait for a delivery robot to be near my property, someone tries to mess with it and gets gassed, then I get to enjoy tear gas as well from my front porch.

[–] nous@programming.dev 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Or some kid walks past it, bumps it slightly and gets gassed in the face.

[–] loom_in_essence@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Well the next kid will think twice about bumping the bot.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm assuming the canisters would only be released if the door is forced open. I highly doubt it's going to activate a few slightly knock it I mean hell, those things drive into lamp posts on occasion.

[–] nous@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

With the care and attention tech companies give to the safety of their devices, I can definitely see it spraying someone unintended. Probably even the person it was delivering to. Any company sensible enough to properly implement this likely will finder better less potentially dangerous solutions to the problem. This idea stinks of someone who gave it 5 minutes of thought and wants it implemented as quickly as possible.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah but it's what they'll do.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tear gas infused hamburger, mmmmm. Cough cough.

[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Now that's hot sauce

[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Mmmm tear gassy food delivery

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Surely area of effect weaponry would be better.

The higher collateral impact just serves as an extra lesson to any wannabe thieves.

[–] urfavlaura@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I'd go with thermonuclear warheads