A police robot, called K-5, will patrol New York City’s busiest subway station overnights in a new pilot program.
“We must use every available method,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a Friday morning news conference announcing the deployment of the robot.
The mayor said the city is leasing the robot for $9 an hour, noting that is below the minimum wage in the city.
“It’s cost-effective,” Adams said. “No bathroom breaks, no meal breaks.”
The 420-pound robot will be on patrol at the station from midnight to 5 a.m. during the two-month test in two weeks.