A 420-pound robot hired to help out at San Antonio airport was fired within weeks

The robot struggled in crowds, couldn't move in a straight line and was plagued with audio and video streaming problems.
KSAT

San Antonio airport to get 420 pound ‘autonomous security robot’

SAN ANTONIO – It’s a few guns shy of RoboCop, but the San Antonio International Airport thinks a nearly 5′ 5″ tall, 420-pound “autonomous security robot” will help improve its security. The San ...
CNN

Security robots are starting to join the ranks of human guards. Here’s what we know

From New York to Hawaii, people can spot security robots equipped with a suite of sensors patrolling the perimeters of some residential communities and apartment buildings. Security robots are rapidly ...
Gizmodo

Mr. Wake Robot Alarm Clock Is An Untouchable Morning Menace

What if Clocky the alarm clock didn’t just run away from you in the morning? What if he could sense your presence and evade capture with an IR sensor? That’s the ...