‘Dystopian world’: Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state

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‘Dystopian world’: Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
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Trial of robots to police ‘undesirable’ behaviour such as smoking or breaching social-distancing rules

Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in “undesirable social behaviour”, adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state that is fuelling privacy concerns.

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