May the police force be with you: Jamie Foxx is left stumped and amused by R2-D2-looking patrol officer on the streets of Malibu
Jamie Foxx was out to lunch with a friend Wednesday in Malibu
The actor stumbled upon a robot patrolling the shopping center
The bot, known as K5 Knightscope, is equipped with a 360-degree camera, Wifi and can read license plates
They have been implemented in shopping centers around LA for added security
Foxx pulled out his phone to take a picture of the futuristic bot resembling R2-D2
Jamie Foxx was out for lunch in Malibu Wednesday when he stumbled upon what looks like R2-D2.
The actor definitely wasn't on the set of the next Star Wars, but instead at the Malibu Village shopping center patrolled by a crime-fighting robot.
The robot, called the K5 Knightsope, has been introduced to the shopping centers near and around Los Angeles in December to patrol the mall with its 360-degree camera and help identify potential shop lifters.
Stunned by this futuristic police officer, Foxx examined the machine before pulling out his phone to take a photo
The robocop-style guard is capable of picking up video footage and sending information back to security headquarters, so they can respond quickly.
That means, Mr Foxx was captured checking out the autonomous robot.
K5 is equipped with a 360-degree camera, WiFi, sensing units and can stream live video, read license plates and detect people.
The bot operates autonomously and looks like a cross between a dalek from Doctor Who and the main character in Wall-E.
The objective of the machine is to differentiate between a harmless passerby and a possible criminal.
Silicon Valley start-up Knightscope manufactures the bot
he tech company was co-founded in 2013 by a former police officer after the Sandy Hook tragedy.
The company says that the aim of the robot is not to replace human police officers and private security guards but to provide a fill-in for blind spots.
Last October, robot cops were deployed around New York City, raising questions about privacy concerns, one being that all the data is stored in the cloud.
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