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A business in Portland, Oregon, is deploying an autonomous security robot to patrol a downtown parking garage and the surrounding area, according to KPTV.
The majority of Portland voters would consider leaving the city if they could after the defunding of police led to spikes in crime and sprawling homelessness.
Portland, Oregon is the latest city to utilize a mobile robot in place of patrolling security guards to lower crime rates in its downtown core. The patrolling robot navigates a local parking garage 24-hours-a-day, and is equipped with thermal imaging and a two-way intercom for citizens to speak to the operator.
PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) An autonomous security robot is now patrolling part of downtown Portland.Portland city officials and their community improvement partners gathered on Tuesday<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/security-robot-will-patrol-part-of-downtown-portland/">Read More</a>