Taipei City council in the dog house over Chinese-made patrol robot

Opposition councillor in Taiwanese capital accuses authorities of sending ‘Trojan horse’ into citizens’ daily livesTaipei City council has come under fire after admitting that a robot dog it bought to help patrol city streets using surveillance cameras was made by a Chinese companylinked to the Chinese military.Hammer Lee, the deputy mayor of Taiwan’s capital, introduced a “new patrol partner” for the management and repair of pedestrian areas in a post on Facebook on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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