IT BEGINS: Singapore is testing out a robot to help enforce social distancing rules

This is how it begins, isn’t it?

Just received the most Singaporean pandemic content from a mate based in the little red dot pic.twitter.com/vqgnQ5F4D9

— Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子 (@speechleyish) May 8, 2020

Today it’s “remind” people. Tomorrow? Lasers (probably):

Singapore deploys Spot robot to patrol parks and remind people to socially distance – The Verge https://t.co/sNE9ATI4Pi

— Rhys Evans (@kebabman) May 8, 2020

Teach the robots to jump and do flips, they said. It will get lots of clicks, they said:

A lot of “Black Mirror” robot dog assassin energy, too

— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) May 8, 2020

Here’s video of our future overlord in action:

One of the creepiest and most dystopian things I've seen since the pandemic began: a terrifying camera-equipped remote-controlled robot patrols Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore to — for now — warn about social distancing. Look at the fear. Story: https://t.co/12QfT1mcyZ pic.twitter.com/hBGUhmC7N7

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 8, 2020

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