Robot will charge the duty as guards in Jail at South Korea

Guards of robot with sensors to detect abnormal behavior soon will begin patrolling South Korean prisons to relieve the load on their human counterparts, researchers said Thursday. A group of scientists developed the warders robot under a project won a billion (US $ 850,000) organized by the Ministry of knowledge economy. Robots — 1.5 meters (five) high and running on four wheels — will be used mainly at night.

They can connect prisoners with officers through a remote conversation function, according to a statement from the Asian Forum for corrections (AFC), a South Korea-based Group of researchers in crime policy and prison. He was the pioneer of the project with the cooperation of the Ministry of justice. Sensors of robots will allow them to detect anomalies, such as suicide and violence behavior and report it to the cargo agents, the statement said.

Professor Lee Baik-Chul Kyonggi University, who led the design process and heads the AFC, said he intended to let the human guards focus more on correction and rehabilitation efforts. "As we are almost done with the creation of your operating system, we are now working on refining their details to make it more friendly to the prisoners," Lee was quoted by Yonhap News Agency as saying. Three robots will be tested in a correctional facility in the southeastern city of Pohang next March, when the development is complete.

South Korea aims to be a world leader in robotics. He already has designed models to teach English in schools, guard on the border with North Korea, combat attacks of taekwondo, act in plays and clean the House.