We’ve all heard the story of the gang fights and street brawls of the World Cup. It’s probably one of the top three reasons to go to the World Cup…1. Cheer on your team 2. Represent your country 3. Get wrapped up in a veritable Royal Rumble. Well, BREAKING NEWS: apparently, that makes some people feel unsafe, and makes them a little hesitant to go watch the World Cup. Thankfully, good ol’ Mother Russia is taking care of that.
Meet Alantim, a robot bodyguard developed by Russian scientists from the Moscow Technological Institute. Alantim is meant to provide total security to England fans thanks to its specialist cyber intelligence, and has a duty to serve fans.
The bot is also equipped with security cameras, and can speak English.
“My name is Alantim, I work as an interpreter at Moscow Technological Institute,” Alantim says in the video below – in Russian (sorry).
“I read online that many English football fans doubt whether a trip to Russia is safe. There’s nothing for you to worry about, I will be your defence.
“We promise to take you around Moscow, where I will guard you from any problems. I can summon police, resolve arguments… and even predict a conflict on the basis of the emotions of those around me.”
Ultras, beware.
Yeesh – this makes feel a little uneasy. Alantim looks like he could deliver one hell of a chokeslam – that’s one stocky lookin’ motherfucker. I don’t know that I’d want to cross him, so in that regard, yeah – maybe he’s doing his job.
Or, maybe this all just Russia luring the rest of the world into a false sense of security, and they’re going to unleash the robots on the world at the event. WHO. KNOWS?! It’s all just speculation at this point, but I think it’s a valid concern. And, it’s only a matter of time before robots are the ones actually playing the soccer. Just some food for thought.
Also, you know someone somewhere is reading this, thinking they can talk shit and have the robot back it up. I’m curious to see how it works in that regard. Can you just pick fights? I mean, if the robot isn’t there to necessarily restore order, but protect you….it’s a fair question, right? That’s what we do here, folks. Provide serious thoughts and analysis.
All I know is that if Alantim had been around in the early 1990s, he could’ve saved Ted DiBiase a whole lot of money and headaches with Virgil.
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