UA Researchers Working on Robots to be Used by Police

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – Researchers at the University of Alabama are working on affordable robots that police could use to communicate with each other or with crime suspects or the public. A National Science Foundation grant is funding the work to build robots with audio and video equipment. The robots could go into places where it may be too dangerous for police and relay information back to them. Darrin Griffin, professor of communications studies says the goal is to build robots that are less expensive than most models that now cost $200,000 to $300,000.

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