The Daleks...I mean the K-5's are here or at least in silicone valley, for now!!

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Over-advertising moving cameras? Where is the innovation in this? Is it in the design based on movies?

Just cameras on Roombas in my eyes.
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They have a wide range of sensors and can produce a nerve-wrecking alarm to scare off offenders, their AI is said to be able to distinguish between rowdy teens and burglars, but basically they are patrolling cameras designed to replace human nightwatch guards. The design was just, well, designed this way for aesthetic and practical reasons (e.g. no protruding bits that can get stuck or hurt people), it's not based on R2D2 or Dahleks, or they probably would have known better. It doesn't have to be particularly novel if you can sell it.
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Quoted from to the CBS This Morning news report as a CSV file for discussion...

See:  0:09 / 0:25 of YouTube video.


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ID,   Type,                 Zone,  MIN
101,  Stolen license plate, KHQ, MIN 3
100,  Stolen vehicle plate, KHQ, MIN 3
 99,  Unauthorized person,  KHQ, MIN 3
 98,  Parking violation,    KHQ, MIN 3
 97,  Broken door,          KHQ, MIN 3
 96,  Violence,             KHQ, MIN 3
 95,  Unauthorized vehicle, KHQ, MIN 3
 94,  Fire,                 KHQ, MIN 3
 93,  Door open,            KHQ, MIN 3

Apparently, it has a license plate reader, which is usually associated with fines.

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8planet, is that actually a log from these watchers? If so, then I guess I have underestimated their 'intelligence', but they are still not innovative...still just a network of sensors bundled with a nice program (which is btw, a combination of existing technologies).

But I don't see what makes it hard to disable them from a distance. Also I can imagine they would be as loud as a turbine (they look heavy so I assume they have a big motor) and this is not good for security - the attackers would be aware and if they have a serious target they will find an easy way to disable them. It should scare off some small-time criminals tho.
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It is not your fault, Ultron7... The YouTube video is only about 25 seconds long.  I should have cited the time reference.  Also, I am not sure you underestimated them. They may be less than "cameras on Roombas". 

Please reference the YouTube video starting at: 0:09 to see the source of the information.    Good catch!  Citing a video is different than citing text. I've updated my original post to better cite the information for other readers.

Thanks!
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I think in areas where people want more police this might be a possible aid.

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The media may tend to exaggerate danger and cause panic needlessly, just to trick us into staying tuned in.  Not to disparage CBS News, they almost all do it...  But  this news clip reminds me of the type they keep saying is coming up next, but then they wait all the way to the last minute of the broadcast, to show a thirty second clip.  I never liked that cheap ratings tactic.

Watching the videos on the Knightscope company website, solely for the purpose of discussion, I extrapolated a microcontroller being programmed with a laptop, on a mobile platform that is two wheel drive (two differential drives) with two caster wheels, and a chassis for mounting sensors and hardware.  I think the CEO, Mr. Bill Li does a pretty good job promoting this robot product.  Here is a reference to the company:  Knightscope:  http://knightscope.com



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Good link 8pla.net!

The skeptics in the crowd should read through the FAQ on the site. Provided the overall worthiness of the device, it should be rented on a 1,2 or 3 year basis and for somewhere around $6.25 / hour!
That's a pretty good price for a watchman so well equipped and doesn't require health care, vacations, sick days, leave, etc.

While no one system is totally foolproof, it might certainly act as more of a deterrent than oh...I don't know...cameras on roombas, although that's not a bad idea either and way cheaper! ;)
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Yeah, in my personal opinion, I'd like to see Knightscope successful.  I was almost going to mention this before, but "cameras on Roombas" may be taken as a compliment, or a sign of good luck.  Wow! Surprised that the iRobot company, which makes Roombas, has been around for 25 years.

The truth is, a Roomba is a convenience.   All I can say is it cleans the house, which creates happiness.   And, yes, Roombas do have cameras of sorts, (not really a camera, but maybe even better for privacy concerns) a special infrared add-on that steers it from one room to the next, so it can vacuum the whole house.
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That's a pretty good price for a watchman so well equipped and doesn't require health care, vacations, sick days, leave, etc.
Well, that depends whether you're counting regular maintenance and repairs as sick days.
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@ Don -  ;D ;)
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Actually the iRobot company, makers of Roomba, also have a variety of other bot types, floor mopping, cleaning out rain gutters (although products like Gutter Guard, Gutter Helmet and others are a simple, one-time installation and require basically no maintenance), tele-presence for video conferencing, searching, military and law enforcement use bots.

It's a shame that they still use the old "Bumping into stuff" technology when built-in laser scanning is so much more efficient as in the Neat-O brand of floor vacuuming bots.

Overall, I'd say it sucks! ;)
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It's actually pretty cool of the company to have added the K5 as one of the team members on their website.
Regarding the $6.25/h price, won't pay off for private use, whereas companies in most cases actually require a real guard that can also come in handy physically when there is a situation, and in my country it is also a cheaper solution to have the real thing :P

And I still don't like the egg-y look, no matter what everyone claims!
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