Robot Police
Humanoid robotic police paroling our streets. Sounds like something out of a Sci-fi movie.
It doesn't sound like something already not only in development...but also in use.
Most common is just an automatic machine gun of some sort slapped onto tank treads and remote controlled. But development of legged robots has recently become really interesting.
For example Boston Dynamics has recently developed a "robotic mule" to carry supplies for soldiers. It's much like their "big dog" robot but it can carry more weight.
Boston Dynamics also set a new record for the fastest legged robot with their "cheetah" robot.
But their greatest recent success was when they finally got "Pet-Man" their bipedal humanoid robot, to climb stairs....
Slick bionic bipedal robots patrolling our streets doesn't look like it's too far into the future.
But personally I don't think their going to look all sleek-and-cool...
...instead I believe their going to look more like the giant "Kuratas" KR01 robot that appeared at the 2012 Wonder Festival in Japan. Yes it is basically a very large million dollar toy, but it doesn't take very much imagination for the military to take a similar design and hook up two massive gatling guns and a rocket launcher.
