# Robots to be used in (US) Georgian detention center **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344 "2024-10-28T12:10:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344/1 "2024-10-28T12:10:35Z")
Is this the first step of a larger pattern or just a weird experiment? Will these become more prevalent in prisons and such? > **[Human-sized robots added to Georgia detention center: Video shows the new...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/human-sized-robots-added-georgia-213416196.html)** > > A Georgia sheriff’s office added new robots to the force as a push to improve security. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344/2 "2024-10-28T12:40:23Z")
As the article states, this is only a 90-day pilot program to see if they are effective. I don’t see it happening in lots of other prisons, so it’s not necessarily the wave of the future. While they will no doubt provide safety for prison officers, IMO I don’t see them replacing humans anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344/3 "2024-10-28T19:40:35Z")
Daleks. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344/4 "2024-10-28T20:42:35Z")
I can just see it in the next Dr. Who special. IN-CAR-CER-ATE! IN-CAR-CER-ATE!🤖 ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344/5 "2024-10-28T20:48:22Z")
I’m not sure I understand what these things do. The company says “What we have created with Sentry is a highly advanced system − and **force multiplier** − for correctional facility officers”, but the description of the robot says it’s equiped with “360-degree cameras, Night vision, Lights, and Heat detection”. Are these just big mobile cameras, or can they actually do anything? Maybe getting past the First Law is a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344/6 "2024-10-28T21:21:48Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > Maybe getting past the First Law is a problem. The First Law is only a problem if you program it in. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-to-be-used-in-us-georgian-detention-center/1009344/7 "2024-10-30T01:14:44Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > I’m not sure I understand what these things do. I think they serve as mobile cameras. If they see a guy moving away, they can follow him and scream, “INCARCERATE! INCARCERATE!”