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- Professor Ivan Sun of the University of Delaware predicts robot officers will patrol streets within five years.
- They would use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect weapons at 200 meters and apprehend suspects.
- Sun is polling police worldwide, including the United Kingdom, to gauge AI support.
- Current examples include Xavier robot in Singapore and AnBot in China.
- Sun's research shows officers prefer crime-fighting robots over service robots, citing intelligence gathering.
