Could apply to other public spaces…
Going forward, social distancing in parks might be something we feel should be policed.
What if it could be done in a cute and friendly manner?
Maybe tell people off for smoking, drinking or not picking up dog poop…
A robot animal that is Hello Kitty level cute. If social groups are too close to each other, it trundles over and gently nudges them in the direction of away from each other.
When it sees an infraction, it comes over and just shakes its head and softly says nuh-ah!
Simply being targeted by the cure creature will be enough for most people to conform. Otherwise, of course, community cops will turn up sooner or later.
It would work in tandem with overhead cameras and AI.