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Catches thieves just like flies...

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Updated If we brought you news of a new web robot then you’d probably think we meant a some form of online android, right? But a Japanese firm’s developed the mechanical equivalent of Spider-man.

The T-34 is a four-wheeled security droid that fires a net at anyone who breaks into its patrol zone. The Spider-man style weapon envelops the intruder to render escape impossible - unless, we guess, they’re equipped with scissors.

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Catches thieves just like flies

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A sound sensor alerts the T-34 to the presence of a potential burglar, at which point it’ll notify a remote operator by mobile phone. The operator can control the droid’s movements using their handset, and the T-34 can move at lightening speeds of up to 6mph.

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A front-mounted camera lets the security robot snap pictures of the invader during the chase, which it then sends to the operator’s mobile phone. Presumably these can then be used in the court case.

Plans to roll out the T-34 as a mechanised security 'bot in the UK haven’t been announced. ®

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Latest Comments

Mmmmmm ED-209

Mmmmmm ED-209

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and if it misses?

"Excuse me sir, I appear to have missed, can I have my net back please?!" -STOMP! STOMP! CRUNCH!-

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@4a$$Monkey

Seriously. You can't be afraid of that thing, can you? Its about as dangerous as a garden gnome. Something like this could only come from the country that brought us Hello Kitty and used panty vending machines.

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