Robot Wardens to Patrol Prisons

A jail in the eastern city of Pohang plans to run a month-long trial with three of the automatons in March.

The machines will monitor inmates for abnormal behaviour. Researchers say they will help reduce the workload for other guards.

South Korea aims to be a world leader in robotics. Business leaders believe the field has the potential to become a major export industry.

The three 5ft-high (1.5m) robots involved in the prison trial have been developed by the Asian Forum for Corrections, a South Korean group of researchers who specialise in criminality and prison policies.

It said the robots move on four wheels and are equipped with cameras and other sensors that allow them to detect risky behaviour such as violence and suicide.

Get ready for Mayan Worship with the AzTtec PC Case Mod

This attention-grabbing case will likely inspire a few double takes. Creator Dan McGrath is responsible for this mod made during a modding contest for the Thermaltake Level 10 GT PC case. While McGrath called his mod the “AzTtec,” he actually took heavy cues from Mayan culture.

Brain Scans of Nasa Astronauts Reveal Serious Deformities

HOUSTON – Brain scans of Nasa astronauts who have returned to Earth after more than a month in space have revealed potentially serious abnormalities that could jeopardise long-term space missions.

How Big Are Porn Sites?

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a fast internet connection must be in want of some porn… While page views are a fine starting point, they only tell you that X porn site is more popular than Y non-porn site. Four billion page views sure sounds like a lot, but it’s only when you factor in what those porn surfers are actually doing that the size and scale of adult websites truly comes into focus. We’ll start by laying the ground work…

 

VIA: –UNIQUE DAILY