Singapore patrol robot stokes surveillance state fears
By AFP
07 October 2021 |
10:59 am
Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in "undesirable social behaviour", adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state.
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