The comments are gold:<p>> And, outfitted with the latest NVidia processor, it will be able to do the CandyCrush of TEN NYPD officers!<p>> It's very funny to me that a 400lb box that can move 3mph is replacing transit cops.<p>> It just had to be exactly 420 pounds, didn't it?<p>> Three nights on patrol, and it wakes up next to a cougar after a heavy night partying in a Howard Beach bar. With robot herpes. Sleeps it off at Breezy. Then takes the LIRR home.<p>Also, kudos to the writer for the coup-de-grace:<p>> The mayor made a half-heart shape with his hand and pressed it to the K5’s waterproof exterior. The robot did nothing.<p>Like another comment mentioned, while other departments are getting shafted on budget, looks like the NYC has a lot of free money in its hands. Maybe NYers should think of this before electing Officer Goofy for Mayor.
> When asked whether the robot was at risk of vandalism in New York City, the mayor strode over to it and gave it a few firm shoves. “Let's be clear, this is not a pushover. 420 pounds. This is New York tested,” he said.<p>Sounds like it'll get trapped underground when the elevators innevetably break.
Demonstration of the ED-209. It's a bit glitchy:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsulVXpgYg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsulVXpgYg</a>