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A robot is to be deployed as a security guard at a South Korean
school in what its creators claim is a world first, the Korea Times
reported Thursday.
The robot, dubbed OFRO, will be posted at a Seoul middle school
to test its potential before going on sale.
Makers DU Robo said it could be used to alert staff to attempts
by outsiders to seduce students.
"One possible scenario is that OFRO will alert officials when it
detects someone trying to seduce a student," the firm's CEO Kang
Jung-Won told the newspaper. Teachers could then either warn the
offender through a loudspeaker or send human security guards.
The firm claims it is the first time a robot has been used to
guard an educational institution.
"After going through the feasibility test, we (will) look to
commercialise the feature-rich OFRO that retails at around 100,000
US dollars as a school guardian," said Kang.
OFRO moves at a leisurely maximum of five kph (three mph) and
can either patrol pre-programmed routes or be manually controlled.
It has a camera and microphone link to teachers or a security
firm.
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