ROBOTS NOW PATROLLING TOKYO STREETS in Shocking “Smart City” Experiment. This isn’t science fiction—it’s happening NOW, and your neighborhood could be NEXT.
A creepy fleet of autonomous delivery robots, called LOMBY, has been unleashed in a Tokyo suburb. Officials call it a “pilot project.” Critics call it a DANGEROUS STEP towards a surveillance state disguised as convenience. “We want to contribute in the form of smart logistics infrastructure,” says CEO Tomoharu Uchiyama, a statement that chillingly frames human communities as problems for robots to solve.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is BANKROLLING this scheme, partnering with 7-Eleven to make it a reality. They’re targeting the elderly and hilly areas first, using a supposed “labor shortage” as the excuse. But the robots aren’t just delivering snacks—they’re constantly WATCHING. The article admits locals say it “helps with preventing crime,” as the bot’s cameras roll and it blares an “anime-style voice” alert. It’s a mobile monitoring system sold as a cute helper.
While smiling officials promise a bright “smart” future, they are QUIETLY building the framework for total control. These robots map every curb, every crosswalk, and every home. What happens when that data is shared? When the “delivery fee” becomes a mandatory surveillance fee?
They’ve already planned the global rollout. This Tokyo test is just the BEGINNING.
You will be told it’s for your safety. You will be told it’s progress. But when the robot stops outside YOUR door, who is really in control?
Edited for Kayitsi.com
Author: Kayitsi.com
