Cops get new demining robot
The SPVM have a new demining robot, the old one having aged out of use – Daniel Renaud’s phrasing here is nearly anthropomorphic: “l’ancien robot commençait à avoir de la difficulté à gravir les marches, avait besoin d’assistance pour accomplir certaines tâches, présentait des problèmes de vision…”
The new robot is made in Canada and will get used about six times a year.
(There’s not a lot of local news, Sunday morning.)
MarcG 10:14 on 2025-03-09 Permalink
Had to ask myself why urban police would need something called a demining robot. I guess for bomb threats?
Kate 10:59 on 2025-03-09 Permalink
If you have a weird package that may or may not be a bomb, you send in the robot.
I don’t know whether it has other uses. You can’t send it out for coffee and donuts.
Kevin 14:21 on 2025-03-09 Permalink
A couple weeks ago in my company’s cafeteria I was surprised by a large robot mop, about 80 cm cubed.
Meezly 14:29 on 2025-03-09 Permalink
Has anyone been to one of those popular hot pot chains? They feature robot servers! All the rage now.
Nicholas 15:18 on 2025-03-09 Permalink
Do the robot servers ask for tips?
Joey 09:52 on 2025-03-10 Permalink
@Meezly I had a work lunch at a sushi place in Mississauga a couple of years ago that had robots doing the serving. You ordered via a human, IIRC, and then a robot would show up with a tray containing your food. It made for some decent work-lunch chatter, but I didn’t get the impression that the industry was being disrupted in front of my very own eyes.