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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Elon Musk says Tesla’s robot could follow people around to stop crime

Elon Musk has said he hopes to use Tesla’s Optimus robot to follow people around in order to prevent them from committing crime.

Channeling several dystopian visions, the Tesla boss said the humanoid bots could serve as a form of Robocop that blocks what sci-fi author Philip K. Dick referred to as “PreCrime”.

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