Car / Security Robot "Hit And Run"
A car collided with a security robot which Knightscope described as a "hit and run", IPVM has verified from public records we obtained, raising the question of who is responsible for accidents between security robots and humans.
In this note, we share the video and examine the issues involved.
*** ********* **** ********** ****, ********** incident *****, ******** **** *** *********** robot, ***** * *** ****** ******* out ** * ******* **** *** colliding **** * ********** *****, ****** below:
* *********** *********** ****** ** **** the ****** **********, ******:
* ****** ** ***** **** ***** with *** **** **** ******** * vehicle ******* **** ********* ********* *******. It **** *** **** **** ***** is *** ****** ** ********* ***, in *** ***** ******* **** ** the ********** ******** **** *** ***** hit ***** *** * ****** *** guys ** **** *** *******.
* ** *** **** ** **** statutes ***** *** ** ****** **** as * *** *** *** ** if ***** ** *** ****** ********* but * ** **** ** **** if ******.
** *** **** ** **** ******* so ** *** ******* * ***** damage ********** *** ** **** * tech ****** ** **** **** ** a ***** ***** **** *** **** we **** ****** *******.
** *** ****** ** **** ******* on ************* ****, * **** ********* the ***** *** *** ** *** need ** **.
**** ***** *** **** *** ******* of ** ************* ** ******* *** this.
*** *********** ****** ** **** **** incident ******** **** ***** ****** (********* on *** ***** **** *:** ** while ******* **** ****** ** ********* 15th ** ** *:** **).
***** ****** ******* *** *****'* ********** small **** ******** ** * *** and ******* *** ***** **** ** looking *** ****** ****** **** **** they *** ******* *** ** * parking ****.
***********, ****** ***** ** ********** ** increase ***** ******** **** **** ** a ******* *** ** ****** *** risk ** ********** *** **** ******** underscores *** ********** ** ****** ****** with ****** *** ******** ** ******* spaces.
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*** ***** ** *** **** *** I ***** ***** ******* ** ***** like *** ***** ****** ** **** closer ** *** ******* ** ** gets ******. * ***** *** ******* would **** ******* ** ** *** robot ****'* ****.
*** *** *** ****** *** *********** at *****, *** * ***** **** costs ** **** ** * ***** guard ****** **** **** ****** *********** awareness *** ********* ********* ************.
*** *********** *********** ******** ** ********* the ******* *****, ** **** ********** a *** *** *** ************* ** just *******. *** *****, ***** ** heavily ******** ** ******* *** ************, is *** ****** ** ********* *** avoid * *** ******* ** *** they **** ** ** ***** *** driver ** *** ***, ** ********* the *** **** *** ****?
**** ******** ** **** ******* ** Knightscope's **** ****** ** ******** ** show *** ******* ** ***** ***** viable, ***.
** ***'** * *********** ****** ** present **** ******* ****, **** *** you **** ****** ** *** - "We ****** **** ********** *** ***** better" ** "**** *** ** ** fault, ***** ***** **** **** * hit *** ***?"
[****** **** ***** ******* *** ********* vs ********* *** ****** ** **** sales ******]
** **** ****** ***** *** ******** in ** ***, * ***** **** to *** ** **** ***.
********* * ***'* ******* ******* **** robots, *** *** *** ** **** stationary ****** * *** *** **** long? *** **** ** * ****** supposed ** **** *** ** ** move? **** *** *** ****** ******** do ** **** **?
* ****** ** **** ***** **** if *** ****** ** ****? ** would **** **** *** *** ** calm **** *** **** ***** ** noisy? 🤔
*** *** *** ***** ********* ***** it ***** ** ****** ****. **** was ** **********?
*** ***** *** ** ****** *** stopped ** ***** ** *** ***. Here ** * ****** **** **** shows *** ***** ********** / ****** down *** **** *** **** ******** before ***** ***** *** ** *** vehicle:
* **** *** *********** ** ***** that *** ****** ***** ******** ** responsible. ***********, *** ** ******* * machine *** ****** ****** * *** (where ** ***** ** **** ** see **) ** * ******* ***.
** *** ******* *****, ** * cart ********* *** ******* * *** of ***** **, *** **** *** that ****** ****** **** ******* ****** you **** ******* ***, ***** ** be **** ***** ** *** *** it?
*** ***** ****** ******* ******* “****** of ********** *****?”. * **** *** driver **** ******* * ***** ***** on *** **** ***. ** **** the ******* ********* ** ** ***** and ******* ** **** ****. ** it *** * *****, ** ***** be *** ******* *****.