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Singapore's Home Team Science and Technology Agency is deploying embodied AI to keep officers safer during dangerous operations. The breakthrough technology represents the latest chapter in humanity's quest to protect those who protect us.
Nigeria is rolling out 112 as its universal emergency number, replacing fragmented hotlines with one simple call for police, fire, medical, and security help. Citizens will soon reach any emergency service with three digits, just like 911 in the US.
A high-tech rescue buoy that races out to drowning swimmers at 12mph is helping North Carolina fire departments save lives without putting rescuers at risk. The device can carry two adults back to shore and requires no training to operate.
New York City is centralizing its community safety programs to ensure people in mental health crises get professional care instead of just police response. The city's expanding its B-HEARD program, which sends health teams to mental health emergencies.
South Korea is getting robotic firefighters that enter burning buildings first, protecting human responders while battling blazes. Hyundai donated four autonomous vehicles equipped with heat shields, water cannons, and infrared cameras to firehouses across the country.