The packbots are coming: Boosting security at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Katina Michael; M. G. Michael

doi:10.1109/MCE.2014.2317914

The packbots are coming: Boosting security at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Katina Michael, M. G. Michael

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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].

Original language	English (US)
Pages	59-61
Number of pages	3
Volume	3
No	3
Specialist publication	IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2014.2317914
State	Published - Jul 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Human-Computer Interaction
Hardware and Architecture
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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