NYPD Rolls Out New Robot Designed to Help Patrol Times Square Subway Station

400-Pound N.Y.P.D. Robot Gets Tryout in Times Square Subway Station

The robot will begin its pilot on Friday night and spend two weeks mapping the station at Times Square.

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'Here's Fascist R2D2!': NYPD Robot Will Patrol Times Square Subway

Not all New Yorkers are as stoked about police robots on the subway as Mayor Eric Adams.

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Feel Safe Yet? NYC Mayor Eric Adams Deploys Police Robot to Times Square Subway Station

The NYPD is deploying robot police to the Times Square subway station, with New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) saying the move will save the city money, given that robots don’t need “bathroom breaks” or “meal breaks,” and the city is paying less per hour than its minimum wage to lease the robot.

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New York City leases security robot to patrol Times Square subway station overnight

The K5 Knightscope Security Robot, which weighs 420 lbs. and costs $9 per hour, will be accompanied by officers at all times, for now.

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Cheaper Than a City Lunch and Heavier Than a Linebacker: NYPD’s $9-an-Hour Robot Joins Times Square Patrol

Mayor Eric Adams announced today that the city will soon deploy K5 Autonomous Security Robots at a cost of just $9 per hour.

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NYPD Launches Knightscope Security Robot Service in Manhattan Subway

Mayor Adams Expands on Cops, Cameras and Care for Safer Transit SystemMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$KSCP #SecurityRobot--Knightscope, Inc.

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The NYPD is deploying a 420-pound robocop to roam Times Square's subway station

A 420-pound, 5-foot-2 robocop with a giant camera for a face will begin patrolling the Times Square subway station overnight, the NYPD has announced.

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NYPD 'robocop' to patrol Times Square subway station

The K5 will not record audio or use facial recognition.

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Feel Safe Yet? NYC Mayor Eric Adams Deploys Police Robot to Times Square Subway Station - Internewscast Journal

The NYPD is deploying robot police to the Times Square subway station, with New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) saying the move will save the city money,

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Security robot will patrol Times Square subway station overnight

The robot will be accompanied by police officers at all times during the 2-month trial, Mayor Eric Adams said.

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Robot to help patrol Times Square subway station - KTVZ

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials have announced plans for a robot that will soon patrol the Times Square subway station. The K5 Autonomous Security Robot is equipped with cameras to send live video and other intelligence back to the

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You have the right to remain cyborg: NYPD's new ROBOT cop that will police city's subways is unveiled by NYC Mayor Eric Adams - in response to rising crime

New York City 's busiest subway station has a new crew member - an almost 400 pound robocop unveiled by NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

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Robot to help patrol Times Square subway station - Local News 8

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New York City mayor Eric Adams unveils new subway-patrolling security robot

New York City mayor Eric Adams posed with a new security robot as he helped launch the NYPD’s new pilot programme that will see a bot patrol the subway. The android, which is called the Knightscope K5 security robot, will have a two-month trial period in the Times Square station, and will be accompanied by an officer at all times. As he unveiled the new security measure, Mr Adams attempted to make a heart symbol with his hand, placing it on the robot. “This is not a pushover,” he also said, before walking over to the robot and attempting to knock it over four times.

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