Title :
The Packbots Are Coming: Boosting security at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Author :
Michael, Katina ; Michael, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Syst. & Technol., Univ. of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
High-tech robots called packbots [1] will be unleashed during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil to help boost security and examine suspicious objects [2]. The Brazilian government purportedly spent US$7.2 million to buy 30 military-grade robots from the designer iRobot that will police the stadiums throughout Brazil?s 12 host cities during soccer matches [3].
Keywords :
mobile robots; security; 2014 FIFA World Cup; Brazilian government; host cities; iRobot; military-grade robots; packbots; security; soccer matches; suspicious objects; Entertainment industry; Robot sensing systems; Security;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCE.2014.2317914
