Taipei City council in the dog house over Chinese-made patrol robot

<p>Opposition councillor in Taiwanese capital accuses authorities of sending ‘Trojan horse’ into citizens’ daily lives</p><p>Taipei City council has come under fire after admitting that a robot dog it bought to help patrol city streets using surveillance cameras was made by a Chinese companylinked to the Chinese military.</p><p>Hammer Lee, the deputy mayor of Taiwan’s capital, introduced a “new patrol partner” for the management and repair of pedestrian areas in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0tF7rw8xmkrjggHK2hLquQNQJQx2QWCiNM6fVrMMhkuQHgfDZUg2du2N4UxMdFwtUl&amp;id=100051818071280">post</a> on Facebook on Tuesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/28/taipei-city-council-in-the-dog-house-over-chinese-made-patrol-robot">Continue reading...</a>