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Dubai Police Has 36 Robots. They Are Software, Not Robocops

If that sentence makes you picture metal officers patrolling Sheikh Zayed Road, the headline has already done too much work. They are not 36 physical police machines.

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According to Robius.news, These robots are software systems used to automate routine digital work.

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