In the stuff of nightmares, Robocop is coming to life

Robocop has officially crossed over from the realm of science fiction into the realm of reality. At least one police robot in Dubai could be roaming the city's streets as early as 2017, according to the Dubai Media Office. The robot -- complete with a set of arms, two eyes and a blue police cap -- is part of a larger effort in Dubai to have a squad of robo police around town by 2020, and was shown off at this year's GITEX Tech week. "Robots could do the work of a police officer on ground at certain situations," Khalid Razooqi, the general director of Smart Department Dubai Police, said at a separate technology conference in June. "The project we are working on will involve robots interacting with people and performing some responsibilities that of a police officer."