新加坡正在尝试一种新的方式来让民众保持安全社交距离。新加坡派出机器狗将从周末开始在这一地区巡逻，并向游客播放预先录制的信息，提醒他们保持社交距离的重要性。

Singapore is trying a new way to get its residents to stay away from each other.

 

On Friday, the government announced it would start deploying¹ Spot, Boston Dynamics²' famous yellow and black canine³ robot, at one local park.

 

The four-legged robot "dog" will patrol the area starting this weekend and broadcast a pre-recorded message to visitors to remind them of the importance of social distancing, authorities said.

 

The device will also be equipped with cameras that will scan the surroundings and help officials estimate the number of people gathering⁴ in parks, they said.

 
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"These cameras will not be able to track and/or recognize specific individuals, and no personal data will be collected," the government said in a statement.

 

The new measure is an experiment to improve enforcement of social distancing throughout Singapore as it contends with an alarming recent spike⁵ in cases.

 

The pilot project is currently set to run in a limited trial for two weeks at one park during off-peak hours. But if all goes well, authorities will consider expanding the program.

For now, at least one park ranger⁶ will be patrolling the area along with the robot, according to authorities.

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