North Carolina sheriff unveils dancing humanoid robot that could soon help with hostage calls, crime scenes Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough revealed a humanoid robot that could soon assist with tasks such as crime scene mapping and hostage negotiations in Winston-Salem.

A North Carolina sheriff is showing off a new tool that could be deployed to help fight crime in the near future.



Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough gave sister station WXII an exclusive look at its humanoid robot.

 I'm going to show you something. You can't push him down, and if he did fall down, he would hop back up,  Kimbrough said.


The robot, called a  humanoid,  is part of a partnership with Artificial Intelligence Robotics Arts R D at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts/Center for Design Innovation in Winston-Salem. It is capable of running, walking, and even dancing.

When it comes to crime, the robot can map out a crime scene or an event using 3D technology.

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Kimbrough shared that the humanoid can be used to fight crime in other ways.

 We can send the humanoid into that same situation and accomplish the same thing: hostage negotiations, breach the door, go inside the house, do all the talking and recording. I can program it to do whatever I want it to do, hit buttons. As you saw, it started fighting, started dancing, and it talks. Any motion I want it to do, I can program it to do,  Kimbrough said.

Currently, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office does not own the robot, which costs $75,000. Kimbrough did not specify if or when the office would purchase it, but said,  It is coming to a town near you soon. 

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