In this stream I walked through my Robotic Assistance Initiative: how Miami-Dade County can put robots to work alongside our firefighters, EMS, correctional officers, and security personnel, how we pay for it without a middleman, and why none of it is about replacing anyone's job.
Where this idea comes from
I have been thinking about robots for four or five years. About a year and a half ago, while I was running for Miami Beach mayor, I wrote a blog post about a firefighter robot with thermal imagery and two-way communications. Now I am doing it for all 34 municipalities. Everything I am creating is for the benefit of the residents. My administration is a residents-first administration. Very simple.
Not replacing jobs, enhancing the people we already have
The point is to enhance the personnel of the county, not to take people's jobs.
This initiative is not about replacing jobs, but about empowering our workforce, enhancing safety, and improving the efficiency of the services the county offers for you, the resident of Miami-Dade County.
Take the firefighter robot. Instead of a human walking into a burning building to assess it, you send the robot in first. It feeds thermal imagery back out, and based on what you see, you say: it is safer now, we can go through here. Firefighters can pre-plan the entry and the exit before they ever step inside. Firefighters have families, and the idea of my administration is to take care of them.
We want our firefighters to come back home with their families.
A new layer of safety in the heat
You are walking in Wynwood, or at an event at Bayfront Park, or on Ocean Drive. The heat gets to you, you get dizzy, and you fall. Someone is going to call 911, but in the meantime nobody is there.
Now picture a robot that is always looking, sees somebody fall, and is trained to go to that person. These robots will carry defibrillators, oxygen, and a first aid kit. By the time EMS arrives, you are connected to oxygen and EMS can take over immediately. Why oxygen? Because that is what everybody needs when they faint.
The same applies inside county buildings. In summer it can be 110 degrees outside and 75 to 78 degrees inside, and that transition from hot air to cold air can make a senior feel dizzy. A robot walking the lobbies and hallways of county offices, with cameras and emergency equipment, is a new layer of security for residents and employees.
None of this is complicated. Everybody who has flown knows what an oxygen mask is. You see the mask, you put it on the person on the floor. We are not trying to reinvent the wheel.
Crowds, events, and getting there before things explode
Miami-Dade hosts events with thousands and thousands of people: Art Basel, spring break, fairs, festivals, EDM shows, concerts. At an event, the EMS crew is in their tent waiting for a 911 call. Robots stationed in the corners of a place like Bayfront Park can be moving in seconds, start the ABCs, and pass that information live. By the time EMS reaches the person, they already know whether there is a pulse, whether the person is breathing, and what the next step of triage is. In some cases these robots can call them before 911 calls. That is a proactive approach to safety.
With AI algorithms, the robots can also detect abnormal crowd behavior, pushing, panic reactions, unusual activity, and alert police that something is about to happen. Most of the time a situation can be de-escalated if we get there faster. If we do not, things explode, and those are the five seconds you see on the news.
Where the robots will be deployed
The initiative puts robots in high-risk public safety roles: firefighting, security patrols, and emergency medical response. The key areas:
- Correctional facilities. Routine patrols, monitoring inmate behavior, emergency medical assistance, and real-time data collection that alerts officers to potential fights or medical emergencies. While an officer walks one way, a robot walks the other, making the facility safer for the officers and for the people housed there.
- County offices. Robots patrolling lobbies and common areas, assisting visitors, and responding with first aid, defibrillators, and oxygen. EMS will be able to see the person and talk to them through the robot as they drive, an ability they do not have today.
- Public events. Real-time surveillance, crowd management, and emergency support using thermal imaging and AI-based analysis.
- Tourist areas. South Beach, Miami International Airport, Wynwood, Brickell, downtown Miami, and then outward through the county as we get the funding.
- Nightlife districts. Crowd control, traffic direction, and emergency response in Brickell, Wynwood, the Design District, Ocean Drive, and Washington Avenue.
- The explosive division. Robots with advanced sensors, manipulators to handle hazardous materials, and AI-driven systems to guide the bomb squad remotely at government buildings and high-traffic public events.
Why now? With climate change, urban expansion, and rising population density, the risks from electrical fires, the urban heat island, and tropical storms are escalating. Robots with fire detection can identify hotspots before flames spread, and thermal scans can find victims trapped in collapsed structures.
Buy direct, cut out the middleman
I am a businessman, and I know how this usually goes in the public sector. A corporation does some marketing, takes another company's robot and sells it to the county for millions and millions of dollars, then pays a few million to the company that actually built it. Past administrations lived that game. I am not playing it.
It's time for the county to do the procurement themselves and save the middleman.
There are not hundreds of alternatives here. This is patented technology, and only a few corporations inside and outside the United States hold the plans and manufacture these robots. If you have the plant and you build the robot, my administration will entertain your proposal, whether you are in the United States or outside it. Whatever is the best outcome for the residents, that is the route I am going to take. And the robots have to work in our weather, close to salt water, so we need good quality units that last for many years with proper maintenance.
Training, maintenance, and a kill switch
First responders, county employees, and law enforcement will be fully trained in operation, maintenance, and safety protocols, and it will be ongoing, not one-time: hands-on training, scenario-based simulation exercises, medical support training for oxygen and defibrillator use, and protocols for malfunctions, manual override, and emergency shutdowns. The robots will have their own kill switch.
That robot is under county control and is going to be controlled by humans.
The county will establish a dedicated robot maintenance division to handle routine inspections for wear and tear, software and system updates, replacement of batteries and sensors before they fail, and remote monitoring and troubleshooting. Many of these robots can monitor their own health and alert that division. And because they run on AI, they get better with every update, the same way Teslas driving around share what they learn and every vehicle improves.
How we pay for it
The plan is a combination of federal grants, strategic partnerships, and direct procurement. My administration is going to fill out these grant applications, and with that funding we purchase the robots:
- The FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
- The Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) program for high-density urban areas, covering large-scale events, high-risk incidents, and crowd control and medical response at spring break and Art Basel.
- The Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), for AI-powered sensors and explosive and hazardous material detection robots.
- A resilience grant program from the governor's office in Tallahassee.
- Allocations from Project Victor J. Rosario, to keep the county more technologically advanced than any other county.
- Future funding from Washington: the Smart City initiative, the American Rescue Plan (ARP), and private partnerships with robotics innovators.
Robots can operate 24/7 without breaks, which reduces operational cost and frees first responders and county employees to focus on the residents. And being at the forefront of this attracts businesses and investment to Miami-Dade, which equals jobs right here in the county.
One line I will not cross
Technology and human effort will work hand in hand under my administration, but without abuse. If we do not tell these corporations that they cannot abuse, they will abuse everyone.
We're not going to allow technologies to abuse the residents. I will burn the robots first.
What this means for Miami-Dade residents
Here is what I committed to in this stream, and nothing more:
- Robots deployed as an extension of our workforce in correctional facilities, county offices, public events, tourist areas, nightlife districts, and the explosive division, with first aid, oxygen, and defibrillators on board. No jobs replaced.
- Direct procurement by the county, no middleman, from whichever manufacturer gives the best outcome for residents.
- Ongoing training, a dedicated maintenance division, and a kill switch on every unit. Humans stay in control.
- Funding pursued through the grant programs above, Project Victor J. Rosario, and partnerships, with deployment expanding as that funding comes in.
- Transparency and community engagement, and a hard line against any technology being used to abuse residents.
I do not do things my way only. Two heads think better than one. Go to victormiamidadecountymayor.com, read the full blog post, and if there is anything you do not like or want added, comment and let me know so I can take note of your request. And everything happens with your vote.
Full transcript of the stream
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0:00This is your next mayor of Miami Day County, Victor J. Rosario. Uh transforming and and creating the future of Miami Day County. I have an amazing ideas and amazing um initiative that no one else have came up with. Uh if anyone has came up with after is with is after reading my my content or grabbing the content and just I I I haven't seen nothing. You know what I mean? Like but they're always smiling. You know what I mean? Like they type their eyes smile. You know that's that's the style that's the style in Tallahassee. That's the style in Washington. That's the style of politics. You know what I mean? That's uh so I am a Republican. I voted Republican. I am Republican. I consider myself a candidate for the Republican party uh Republican party. Uh and basically I am the innovator and I am making and changing and creating new policies for our county and for the whole state of Florida and our great nation, United States of America. Um, I I'm a veteran uh from the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard. Okay. And I was abused by ex co-workers of mine that work inside of the federal government. So, a a person like me that was uh was brought up by federal employees. My mom and my dad both were uh federal employees. Um it's just a path that I'm supposed to be working for the federal government. But since I the only way that I see myself working for the federal government is just running the White House, running the whole country as the next president of United States of America.
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And that's the reason why a guy like me is choosing to serve the residents of Miami Day County. Okay. I am choosing to to choose a guy like me. I have two options. Either I work for the federal government, which I had a bad experience with the federal government, or I give my ideas and my time and my brain energy to the residents of Miami Day County, the amazing, beautiful, and pristine state of Florida residents. And you know what? I'm happy. I'm happy.
I'm really happy because I am accomplishing something for a lot of people and I am helping a lot of people and I am helping the 34 municipalities of Miami Day County with me my initiatives and I am um helping every resident from Miami Day County with my ideas and my heart and my love. So I am creating everything to uh direct to really uh make um our county the number one county in the
6:01whole United States and the number one county in the state of Florida where all buying initiatives and policies that I am creating are going to be the the right um the right policies and the right ideas as we move and we transition from the old ways the county operates to the future of Miami Day County, which uh I am making sure that we can have um a better outcome, a better future and that the residents are prepared for the future and they can make bank.
So I am coming with my impact wrench to make some changes, tweak few things inside of the county and say wait a minute no now it's residents is this term for the residents now are the they are the ones that are going to be making back and at the same time that the residents are going to make make bank I am deciding everything for the county to make bank the state of Florida make bank and United States of America make bank as So it's not just the residents, okay?
The whole system in United States of America is going to be transformed and is going to be impacted by the policies and what I am creating down here at Miami Day County and everything is going to happen with your vote. Okay. So, let's uh let's go ahead and
9:13All right. So, Just giving my last touch um on my on my blog post. I am going to get her live and we're going to discuss uh right in Here. All right. So, let's see if we uh we'll do this. So, we're going to be talking today uh something very cool in my opinion. It's called robotics and how we're going to incorporate uh robotics uh into Miami Day County operations and the county. And um we have drones to help people secure areas. we will have uh robots to be able to to assist people. Uh and the idea of the idea of the robots is is not it's not taking people's job. Okay? Uh that's not my idea. My idea is to enhance the the the the personal of the county. For example, uh one of my ideas a year and a half ago or something like that was uh bring a firefighter robot that has terral thermal imagery uh two-way communications etc etc. uh that robot can go go in into a very hazardous uh fire uh that the humans uh from the outside
12:00says you know what let's send the robot first see everything and then we can go in after the robot because the robot is giving information. Uh it's not the same you going in into a building uh under with fire and assess everything right there versus sending a a robot inside. Um and then based on the imagery that you see, you say, "Okay, well, let's go inside. It's safer now. We can go through here. We can map." They can pre-plan the entry and the exit of the building, saving lives of of firefighters that they will never get into. uh into an incident or a mishap because firefighters have families, you know, and the idea of my administration is take care of them. Okay. Uh let's say that you are walking in Winwood or you are walking on Biscane on Bayront Park on an event or or you're walking into uh Miami Beach Ocean Drive or any any any area the the design district and suddenly um the heat is too too much for you and suddenly you become very dizzy. um and you fall into into the ground uh while someone is going to call 911. Okay.
If we have a robot that can be dispatched and sees you because he's always going to be looking and he sees somebody falling, he's going to go to that person. He's trained to do go to that person. Uh those robots are going to have defibrillators. they're going to have oxygen. So, they can be there with you, uh, giving you support, giving you oxygen. Uh, and when the EMS shows up on scene, you are in the ground connected to a oxygen machine by a robot and EMS immediately can take over. Uh, why oxygen? That's what everybody needs um when when they faint it and when they fall down. Um and this is going to be helping uh a lot of people. We can use them for security purposes like in the lobbies of the county offices uh walking into the county offices uh hallways uh with cameras, making sure that the residents and employees of the county are has a new layer of security for themselves. And in the event an an employee or a resident coming into the offices um let's say that in summer person decides to come into the office uh outside is 110 degrees and inside is uh 78 75 degrees.
that transition of of from hot air to cold air could make a person like in the 60s um a person that is a senior that we
15:02have a lot of seniors in the whole state of Florida. Okay. um that senior can feel dizzy and we can just have a robot immediately with with uh with emergency uh services and a defibrillator in case that person goes into a shock and and we can have people trained uh by the county. Uh we can just have a robot just walking around and and this is going to be um helping everyone. Okay. uh in an event, let's say that you event park, uh you know that when you go to an event, you see the EMS services, they're in their tent because it's hot, you know, with their fans on and and some maybe some waters uh uh throwing out there. Um, they can have EMS services. They can have in the in the corners of Bay Forum Park can have robots uh with cameras looking at at the people and making sure that everybody's safe. Somebody that goes to an event falls down um and and is not doing right. we can have a robot in in seconds uh that can move and start uh diagnosing and and start doing the ABCs and pass that information live as EMS comes to the person. So by the time that the the EMS gets to the people, they already know if the person has pulse, no have pulse, he's breathing, he's not breathing, and then they already know what is the next uh triage that they need to do and and what they need to do uh to to to save uh tourists or the most important in our county, you the resident of Miami Day County. So with this initiative is I basically uh I'm going to talk about the idea and how how the county is going to be able to get the funding. uh this is some fundings that I found uh last year and how we're going to just submit the applications and get the funding and with that funding we get the robots and and we start doing everything getting the robots training the employees so everybody knows how to work with it put a press release so the news and the media knows about it and you know about it. So everything starting right here uh in Miami Day County. Just give me one
20:31Okay. Hey, how are you? Welcome, welcome, welcome. All right. So I am about to start reading um everything and it's I am creating and I will you can go to my website. I'll put my website up so everybody can see it.
21:24Okay. So we did See? Yeah. Let's see here. See if Good. Uh, for some reason I cannot I cannot um I cannot um scroll it. So let's go ahead and um do this or let's read about it. Okay. Uh here we go. Miami Day County B step robotics for future public ser and service. Uh you have beautiful picture of Miami Day counties both step into the future deploying robots for public safety and county services. Miami day county which is like with a futuristic uh um vision and the illustration. Okay. Uh introduction embracing the future of public safety and technology as we stand
24:00one of the coups of the new era in public safety. Miami day county is ready to embrace the technological advancements that will shape our future. Uh the growing demand of our urban landscape coupled with the challenges posed by climate change make it imperative that we integrate innovative solutions to enhance public safety, improve our emergency responses and ensure the well-being of our residents. Okay. the robot the robotic assistance initiative. Under my leadership, Under my leadership, uh Miami Day County is launching an ambiguous plan to integrate robotic technology across key areas of public services. This initiative is not about replacing jobs, but about empowering our work for enhancing safety. Okay, give me one second. I have to do something here.
Hi. Hi. How are you? How are you? We're going to get into the groove. in a little bit. Uh so we can like tackle uh you can go to victormiami daycount mayor.com uh victormiami daycount mayor.com and go to the blog post and you can read this uh with me and as you read it you anything that you find out that you don't like or you would like to add um just let me know so I can take note of your request. Um I I have always think this way and I was taught to to to to think this way.
Um I could come up with my ideas and everything but two heads thinks better than one and 10 heads thinks better than one and a thousand things better than one. So so your input is very important for me so we can get everything right. uh I am not a person that is have to be my way only my way it's impossible I am not like that I was thought like that in my house uh your input is very important so your your side of the coin and my side of the coin will benefit the whole population of Miami Day County and with your help uh just comment down below you know you can comment also you can just click there you see there you can click that follow and then just comment down here on Tik Okay.
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27:00um Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. It's fun. Do you have stats? Like how many times does the feer go off every day now? Right. We're we're live at Twitch. Just verify that. And checking my Yeah, looks like we are live on YouTube. It says live. We're live, baby.
30:00Okay, so uh we're back to the robotic assistance. Uh let's just check on x.com. So on x.com let's See because I yesterday we were create we were seeing some uh problems that normally Uh it's still happening today. Um uh share it 32 minutes ago. All right. So, so basically let's continue with uh with what I was uh doing. Okay. Uh the robotic assistant initiative uh under my leadership Miami day county is launching on beu's plan to integrate robotic technology across three areas of public service. Um hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello welcome welcome. Um this initiative is not about replacing jobs but about empowering our workforce enhancing safety and improving the efficiency of services we offer the county offers for you the resident of Miami day county. Everything that I am designing everything that I am building everything that I am creating is for the benefit of the residents. Okay? everything. If you go to my blog, folks, one after the other one, one after the other one, it's for the resident, for the resident, for the resident because
33:00my administration is residents first administration. Very simple. It's just very simple. Uh with AI powered revolts uh patrolling, correctional facilities, county offices, and public spaces, we are taking the first step toward creating a smarter, safer, and more responsive county deployment across high-risisk public safety roles. The robotic assistance initiative will deploy robots on high-risisk public safety roles such as firefighting, security patrols, and emergency medical response. The goal is to make Miami Day a leader in the smart city revolution with technology playing a key role in shaping the countyy's future infrastructure and services. By directly procuring robots and integrating advanced AI and robotics into our operations, we are taking charge of our technology of future and ensuring that we stay ahead of the curve. Uh directly procuring robot, it means that we are not going to get um no one um we're not going to get uh no No. Uh we're not going to get in in in a third parties, you know, uh frenzy and and getting into the game of losing money like past administration. I'm a businessman and most of what happens on public sector is uh corporations uh open and then they do some marketing and then they take the robot of a corporation and then they sell it in the county. they the county pays that corporation millions of millions of dollars and then they just pay a few million dollars to uh the corporation that created the robot. So um why we the residents of Miami Day County we're going to do the same things that has been happening for many many many years in our county. Uh it's time for the county to do the procurement themselves and save the middleman because there's just few companies that will do their robots. You know what I mean? We have companies outside of United States of America and just a few companies that do uh have the patents, okay, have the man the man the the the the the plans for manufacturing the robots. So there's no way too many players. This is not like like vehicles or this is not, you know, this is something very very simple. This is not a service of web development or anything like that. There's hundreds of hundreds of of alternatives. Uh there's not hundreds of alternatives. Okay. So this is patented
36:01and there is a few corporations inside of United States of America and another corporations outside of United America, you know. So we're going to look everything. You know, if you have a plant and we can know that you are going to have the parts and you are the one that's creating the robot, okay, then the county, my administration is definitely uh entertaining. We will see your proposal of how we can work together and make a partnership so we can have your robots serving the residents of Miami Day County either from United States of America or from outside of United States of America. Wherever is the best outcome for the residents of Miami Day County that's the route that I am going to take. I am not going to take the route of publicism. Oh, we need to do this because these are the No, no. If the robot is is is I am not gonna buy You know, I I live that for the past administrators of the county. Okay?
I am not playing that game. Uh and I don't play that game like that. So uh the benefit for residents workers and our economy economy this initiative in initiative will bring significant long-term benefit to residents workers and the local economy. We need to have robots that that are going to work in our weather close to the salt water. So we need to have good quality robots so they can last for many years and also uh robots that can have proper maintenance. Okay, we're going to talk about maintenance too as well. Uh because that's the key on robots uh they have to have proper maintenance so they can last and provide better services for the residents. Uh through enhances safety, quicker emergency responses and improve efficiency in service delivery. Miami date will set a new standard for public safety and service. Um, positioning. Positioning.
Uhoh. Give me one second. I got I got the the Hey, how you doing? Let's see. Yeah, here we go. So, I need to put the battery was like about to to run down on Tik Tok. Uh, positioning Miami Day as global leader. Uh, Miami Day County is positioning itself as a global leader in public safety and civic innovation. As your future mayor, I believe in using cutting edge technology to not only solve today problems, but to proactively create a safer, more efficient community for the future. Throughout our robotic assistant
39:06initiative, we are ensuring that Miami Day County is at the forefront of public safety innovation. With AI powered robots supporting firefighters, police officers, security personnel, and first responder, we are embracing a future where technology assist in responding to emergencies, ensuring safety and improving the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. This rubble will patrol correctional facility, assist with traffic management, and even provide first aid during emergencies. They will serve as an extension of our existing workforce, enabling our county to rise to the challenge of the 21st century. Funding the robot assistance initiative. Implementing such a transformative initiative requires substantial funding to cover procurement cost training and ongoing operations. Miami date is securing this funding through a combination of federal grants, strategic partnerships, and direct procurement. As part of my commitment to ensuring Miami Days remain a leader in technological innovation, we are securing the necessary funding to acquire the cutting edge robots that will transform public safety, improve emergency response and support our decade dedicated employees.
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42:10Okay. All right. Let's see now by directing Why robotics? The challenges of public safety. Um today, why robotics? The challenge of public safety today. Public safety in Miami Day County is the forefront of our priority with climate change, urban expansion, and rising population densities. We must find in innovative ways to address the growing challenges that our first responder face. Here are some of the key challenges that robots uh can help overcome. Uh responding to fire hazards amid urban development of weather extremes. As Miami Day County continue to grow the risk associated with electrical fires, urban heat island and tropical storms are escalating. In this high-risisk situation, robots equipped with advanced fire detection system can move quickly to identify hotspots, assess fire risk, and help extinguish flames before they spread. This robot will act as first responders in hazardous conditions, allow human firefighter to assess situations with a greater accuracy and safety. And that's uh very component of my administration, safety. Um we want our firefighters to come back home with their families. you know, when they they stay in the in the in the firehouse on duty, they they they leave their families and they stay for for their for their time working at the firehouse, but when they are free, they're free to go. They're free to go to their their families. And we want for them to continue doing that. So robots will be also capable of performing thermal scans which will help identify potential victims trapped in collapsed structures or those suffering from smoke inhilation. Improving the speed and efficiency of a rescue effort by reducing the time it takes to detect and suppress fires. We can prevent further property damages and save lives which is very important. Unprecedented medical and environment risk. the dangers of heat stroke, smoke inhilation, and other medical emergencies are significant, particularly during Miami's uh scorching summer days. Who knows about those? You know what I mean? Um and and that's the reason why this is very helpful for for you the residents of Miami Day County to have something extra a layer of safety for you uh that is going to be walking in the streets uh or on private events on on Bthon Park or any other park inside of Miami Day County uh that is like open air. Um
45:01the robots the um robots equipped with first aid kits oxygen supplies and defibrillators will offer immediate relief to residents suffering from environmental shocks or or heart attacks while waiting for EMS professional to arrives. You know, we will have a robot that has a first aid kit hanging with it at all times. Uh that sometimes um you are a resident and you see somebody in the floor, but you you you know how to apply uh first aid, but you don't have your first aid kit with you. That robot can just walk and get there first and someone can help a person in the floor that is already passed out or have a heat stroke etc. Oxygen supply putting a mass oxygen supply. Everybody that has flight before everybody knows how oxygen max supplies. uh you have your your your when you're your before you fly, you know how oxygen can can get to you. So, this is going to be the same. Everybody's going to be trained. Everybody's going to know. This is just common sense. You know, you're going to see the the mass and the oxygen, you know, what to do next, right? It's just like, well, you going to put it on the robot or you going to put it on the person who's on the floor? You're going to put it on the person that's on the floor. You know what I mean? This is not This is We're not trying to reinvent the wheel. Is this just is it going to come with common sense? Uh in in case of an emergency, you look around and you see robot coming to you and you know that robot has first aid. Okay, you're with your wife, your wife passed out, your wife needs oxygen. You you just going to give her oxygen. You know, that's going to be very helpful for everyone. Um so these robots will assist with triage and for response interventions proving life savings assistance in place where human responders may have troubled reaching such a collapsed building crop areas in hazardous zones. Um large crowd and public events. Miami Day County hosts numerous public events each year during large crowds and pres and presenting serious safety challenges in such high volume events such are basos spring breaks fairs festivals EDM shows uh concerts uh the risk of crowd related incidents medical emergencies or security threats is ever present. Robots will be deployed to monitor crowds, ident identify potential hazard and communicate with human responders in real time. You know, um it's not the same a human responder um EMS uh employee is waiting for the call of 911.
Um in in some cases, these robots can
48:01call them before 911 calls. You know, like this is going to be a proactive approach for safety for the residents of Miami Day County. Equipped with AI algorithms and robots will be able to detect abnormal crawl behaviors as pushing panic reactions, unusual activities that those robots can also alert police. Hey, something is about to happen in here. things are getting, you know, based on what I I'm trained on my AI algorithm, this panic and all these some somebody needs to get in here now, you know, versus waiting for people to run and waiting for things to happen.
Things we can be able to be able to mitigate things and be uh response to threats faster, okay? and have you the resident of Miami safe Miami day county safer uh when you come out and and and and on any activities that you decides to participate within the county. Okay. Um we can those robots can alert human officer to deescalate situation before they escalate you know and sometimes you know it's just just something uh most of the time can be deescalated if we get there faster if we don't get faster uh things explode and those are the things the the five seconds that you see on the news. So with these robots the news are going to have hard times uh trying to to get people um on on panics reactions on the media because uh we will be able to deescalate those those things. So the media is going to have hard time reporting uh panic reactions from the from the community and the residents of Miami Day County. Um furthermore, these robots can help coordinate crop flow ensuring that pedestrians are redirected away from potentially hazardous zones during events and parades. Okay. The robotic assistant initiative and overview. The Miami date robot assistant initiative is designed to integrate robots into key areas of the county operations to support our first responders, security officers, healthc care providers and local residents from correctional facilities, county offices and from public events to high density tourist area. These robots will perform critical critical functions that keep the county running, excuse me, running smoothly and safely. By integrating robotic technology, we will enhance human capabilities, expand emergency response times, and provide better services to the residents of Miami Day County. Let's break down the key areas where these robots will be deployed. Key role for robots in Miami Day County. Correctional facilities. Robots will assist correctional officer by conducting routine patrols, monitoring inmate behavior and providing emergency medical assistance. Robot will serve as an extension of human personal ensuring enhanced safety is in
51:03high-risisk environments. This robot will also be equipped with real-time data collection system that will alert officers to any changes of concern in their facilities as potential fights or medical emergency. So basically uh while a correctional officer is just walking somewhere else, a robber can be walking opposite and have the correction facility more secure and have more safety for the correction officers that they have family and also the people that are housed inside of the correction facility as well. Okay. uh county offices robots will be stations in Miami day county buildings to provide security assist visitors and respond to medical emergency. They will patrol lobbies and common areas ensuring safe environment for both employees and residents or anyone that comes to our county uh offices to do business. Robots will be equipped with emergency first aid kits and defibrillators and oxygen able to provide immediate help to someone suffering from heart failure to a huge stroke while waiting for our responders.
So basically we're just be able to be more efficient our um uh EMS responders and this is going to benefit everyone. Uh the quality of life of emergency responders stress is going to lower a little bit. you know, they're going to be have uh less uh stressful lives because they know there's they're not by themselves. There's a robot helping them out and their robot is already in scene and they can be talking to the person through the robot. You know what I mean? As they drive right now, um they they don't have that ability. Okay. And that is the ability of of of of of robot communicating with the EMS services of the fire department um is on scene is seeing the person the EMS services see the person they can ask if there's somebody next to us hey can you ask this person they can communicate and when the EMS services get to the person they already know they already went to the ABCs they already start doing the triage as they come on from their from from their uh uh firefire house and or the EMS service station or a police station or vice versa. This is going to be really good and this is the future for America and the world. Okay? And we need to start this now in our county so we can have provide safe environment and good outcomes for both the employee of the county. Okay. in the 34 municipalities and the residents of Miami Day County. That that is our primary responsibility and our primary mission. Our administration is here for the residents of Miami Day County. Uh public events, we have a lot of public events everywhere in 34 municipalities. Okay. during large scales events such as festivals or or
54:04public protests or robots will be deployed to provide real time surveillance, crowd management and immediate emergency support. These robots will use thermal imaging and AI based analysis to detect incidents of distress or medical emergencies allowing them to act swiftly and whole coordinate human intervention. Again, wherever in the county we'll have thousands of thousands of people gather, we need to deploy these uh robots so they can help to manage the crowd. They help to manage uh the assistance where the personnel needs to be moved. And this is going to help with the logistics of uh EMS and uh security services from the county. This is going to be really good for everyone, the workers from the county and the residents. We will have a safer environment and safer county due to these robos being deployed on on on public events. uh tourist areas of high density locations will patrol Miami popular popular tourist zones including South Beach Miami International Airport Miami uh Winwood Bickl uh downtown Miami um etc etc etc and we will just continue to move out the county uh as we get funding okay as as as long as we get the funding we're going to be able to do this okay uh and And later on uh stay here with me because I am going to tell you how we're going to get the funding as well. Uh in busy in in busy public spaces, robots will help manage traffic flow, monitor crowd density and offer basic emergency system is needed. Uh traffic management in life in nightlife districts. Miami vibrant night life and major public events bring a host of safety challenges. robot will assist crowd control, traffic directions as well uh and emergency response during busy times. Ensure efficient movement and quickly emergency intervention in nightlife areas like Bickl, Windwood Design District, Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue. Uh robot for uh for the explosive division enhancing public safety in risk environments such as bone threats or hazard material situation. Robots are indispensable. Miami D explosive division will be deploying robots to detect asses and neutralize explosive threats safely. Uh also IB uh will have robots as well. Uh explosive detection robots the first line of defense. Explosive are an everpresent threat in motor urban environments and the safety of residents and for responders depend on quick actions. Robots in the explosive division will be equipped with advanced sensor for explosive detection and manipulators to safely handle hazardous materials and AIdriven systems to guide bomb squat remotely. These robots will be deployed in high-risisk areas such as government buildings, trigger zones, and hightra public events where threat could emerge. Equipped with sensitive chemical sensors, they will quickly scan for hazardous substances, providing real-time data back to bombs disposal
57:14experts, allowing for swift and safe disarmment. Uh, training and maintenance preparing for the future. Uh, training the personnel who will operate and maintain this robot is critical for to their success. Miami day will ensure that our first responsor uh county employees and law enforcement are fully trained in operation maintenance and safety protocol of these robots. Training programs will be designed to ensure that all personnel can handle these robots efficiently in emergency situation. Ongoing support and maintenance will be a key part of the initiative. Ensuring that all robots remain operational and capable of performing their task at the highest level. uh the community benefit a safer, more efficient Miami date. This robotic initiative will not only improve public safety but also enhance the quality of life of residents and visitors. Here are just a few of the benefits. Uh safer emergency responses, robots will help first responders assess situations more quickly and safely reducing the risk of human life, enhancing public security by patrolling public spaces. Robots will ensure that residents and visitors feel safe and secure whether they are in a county office or attending a festival. Economic growth Miami day will be at the forefront of technological innovation attracting businesses and investments that want to be part of or of our smart city revolution. And who will be the ones benefiting that? The residents of my county. Because if we are able to uh leverage uh economical growth and attract businesses and investments to Miami Day County, the direct beneficiaries will be the county own fees and also the residents of Miami Day County will be able to find jobs, desirable jobs, and they will be able to have their life that they will always dream of. Okay. Here in their county, they don't have to go work somewhere else right here. So, the idea of of my administration is to bring in a lot of business from the outside and we're going to create businesses inside of our county, creating a great combination for investments, okay, inside of our county so we can have our great economy working here in our county.
Um, training maintenance is preparing for the future. The success of Miami date robotic assistance initiative hinges not only the robot themselves but also the comprehensive training progress and ongoing maintenance systems that will ensure that our use effectively and remain in optimal condition. It's vital that every department involved is equipped to handle this department uh advances technologies with expertise and confidence. Uh we will have comprehensive training for first responders and county employees. Training programs will be rolled out for first responders, county employees, and security personnel to ensure they are fully prepared to integrate robotic support into their daily operations. This will not be one-time training program, but ongoing process to keep pace with technology advancements, uh
1:00:22hands-on on operational training, scenarios based in simulation exercises and safety protocols, medical support training. Uh so for those using robots in medical assistant roles, specialized training will be given to ensure the robots are used effectively during first aid interventions. Employees will practice resp responding to situations where robots must provide immediate oxygen support or deploy defibrillators in emergency situation thereby saving the residents lives or visitors to our county. Um, safety protocols. Operating robots come with its own set of safety protocols that need to be followed strictly. In addition to learning how to control robots during emergency, staff will also be trained into how to respond to potential robot malfunctions, ensure minimal disruption to ongoing operations. These protocols will cover scenarios where manuals override is required as well as how to handle emergency shutdowns, you know. So the robots will have their own kill switch and we need to be ready in case of emergency or malfunction we know how to shut it down. Uh scenario based simulation exercise to ensure we were preparedness this. So basically it's just like uh before I start with scenario based simulation you know the safety protocols here just to make sure that the robots are always going to be walking and we the county have control of the robot. It's not that we're just going to purchase a robot and that robot is going to do whatever he wants in our county. No. No. No. That robot is under county control and is going to be controlled by humans, us, the county residents, aka workers of the county.
Okay. County employees. Uh scenario based simulation exercises to ensure real world preparedness. Training will include simulation exercises that mirror actual emergency scenarios. For instances, correctional officer will simulate robotic patrols in correctional facilities, learning to use robots for routine monitoring, detecting potential threats, and providing immediate medical support. This is going to help them out to do their work, and it's going to be more easy for everyone uh inside of the county. And we're going to be able to to use uh the workforce uh in new ways that we have not even think of. Okay.
Maintenance of the robotic units keeping technology operational. Like any advanced technology, robots require ongoing maintenance to ensure the functional optimally. Miami day will establish a dedicated robot maintenance division uh to handle the following. routine inspection, software and system updates, replace critical components and
1:03:07remote monitoring of troubleshooting. Um in the inspection robot will undergo regular inspection to check for wear and tear and moving parts like arm tracks and sensors. This will prevent unexpected malfunction during critical operations and ensure robots are always ready for deployment software and system updates. Given that these robots rely on AI and machine learning algorithm, keeping their software up to date is crucial to the county will work with the robot manufacturers to ensure the robots receive regular updates which will improve their functionality and adapting to evolving safety protocols. So the robot uh is just like a computer. Uh you keep updating updating and the computer gets better. In artificial intelligence the models are like that. Um let's say that the company has 1,000 robots deployed, right? Um those robots every weeks create data just like um just like the Tesla work. You know what I mean? um Teslas drive around and all these Teslas driving around share that information and update comes for the vehicle and now all the vehicles are learning from each other. So exactly the same uh tech principle is going to be used on robots.
It's the same principle. Robots gets deployed in different offices around around everywhere and all those robots learn and then communicate back to the manufacturer. The manufacturer says, "Okay, now this is an update and now all the robots are equipped because they are learning from each other." And the robots are going to get more efficient and more uh smarter and they're going to work uh for the county uh every time that update comes better and better and better. Uh replacement of critical components, just likely any other emergency equipment. Some robots components may need to be replaced over time. This includes the replacements of battery sensors, AIdriven tools. Uh the maintenance division will track robotic unit performance and flag agent components to replace before they fail.
Uh we will remote uh monitoring the troubleshooting. Many of these robots are self diagnosed tools. They have they come with self-dagnosed tools can monitor their own health and alert the maintenance division. send a like text message and an email to the department heads of the new division that's going to be created and they are going to be able to go to the robot and or the robot comes to the division either or um and this is going to be be able to uh solve the issues proactively minimizing downtown and ensuring that the robots are always in optimal working condition.
1:06:02The community benefits a safer, more efficient Miami Day. The integration of robots uh into Miami Day's public service infrastructure bring about substantial benefits for the county, residents, and visitors by leveraging cuttingedge technology. We are not just improving safety, but also enhancing the efficiency of our services and creating more connected communities, enhancing public safety for all residents. At the core of this initiative is the ability to ensure that Miami day resident feels safe and secure by deploying robots in key areas the county will be able to improve emergency emergency respond times, increase realtime surveillance and maintain law and order. Uh robots will be on the scene immediately to provide first aid and assess the situation and relay data back to f responders. These reduced response times can make significant difference in emergencies such as heart attack, medical collapses and traffic incidents.
Uh greater efficiency and costsaving. Additionally, improving public safety will contribute to the efficiency of county operations by automating certain tasks will be able to free human resources. first responder security offers and county employees will be able to focus on more complex tasks as robbo handle routine patrols, monitoring and first aid interventions. Uh this increased efficiency ensure that human workers can focus their attention where is more needed the residents. Uh we will be able to reduce operational cost. Robots can operate 24/7 without the need of break of rest. By deploying robot for test that will traditional require human security patrols in county building, traffic monitoring or event oversightes.
Uh we can reduce labor cost and ensure that resources are allocated efficiently. Uh long-term cost reduction. The robots will have a long lifespan when maintained properly over time. and they will save the county money by replacing tasks that will require multiple staff or more expensive equipment to comp lead manually. Community engagement and education will be able to engage with technology boost public confidence by involving resident in these education efforts. Uh will be increased public awareness and confidence in how these robots are used transparency and community engagements and are the core of this initiative ensuring that everyone understand the positive impact that these robots will have on safety, security and emergency responses in Miami day. How victory is securing funding for Miami Day County Robot Assistance Initiative? Simple, just keep reading. Uh secure federal funding leveraging established grant program. Miami Day County robotic assistance initiative is primarily funded through several established federal grants program. These grants provide essential support for local governments and enhance public safety and infrastructure including robots that will be used for firefighting, security, emergency medical support, and more. Below are the key federal funding sources for Miami that is your license to recruit robots. Okay. Uh FEMA
1:09:17assistant for fighters grant AFG program. The FEMA assistant to fire firefighters grant AFG program is vital funding resources that help fire departments and there is just provides uh the the this is what my administration is going to fill out this grants so we can have the funding and with that funding we purchase the robots. Okay. Uh we're going to be able to have urban area security initiative USI program. The urban area security initiative uh program provide funding to high density urban areas including the Miami for lot of the west Palm Beach MSA. Uh this robot will be deployed in public safety scenarios including large scales event festival and high-risisk incidents threats and or chemical spills. Uh crow controls and medical responses uh you know for spring breaks uh art basel festivals and safety of residents and visitors. Uh homeland security grant program ASGP.
This is another program that gives out a robot with AI power sensors and explosive and chemicals robot for disposal hazard material detections. Uh resilient for the grant program uh from Tallahassee from the office from the office of the our governor uh we can get this uh grant as well and also uh funding through project fund aka Victor J. Rosario ensuring continuous technology investment. Remember we have allocations from project Victor J.
Rosario and those percentage can be used and will be used to uh make our county more technology advanced than any other county. Okay. Um funding opportunities uh future rewarded funding from Washington. We have the smart city initiative, the American rescue plan ARP and private partnership with robotic in innovators like uh Boston Robotics um etc etc etc like that Tesla but also Elon is working with robots uh from my desk a strategic approach to building a safe safer smarter Miami day with robotics. Miami Day County is entering in a new era of technology innovation with our robotic assistant initiative. By strategically leveraging federal grants, partnerships and local resources, we are securing the necessary funding to bring these transformative programs to life. These funds will be enable us to acquire the best robots, enhance public safety, and ensure that Miami Day remains on cutting edge of technological innovation. This
1:12:03strategic approach will allow us to deploy robots across key areas including correctional facilities, county offices, public events, and touris while improving operational efficiency and safety. Our approach to robotic procurement will be transparent, cost-effective, and in line with the county's broader goals of creating a smarter, safer, and more efficient Miami Day through smart investments in AI and robotics. We will be positioning the county for a future where technology and human effort work hand in hand to solve complex challenge but under my administration without abuse. I will make very sure of everybody that comes into the county. We're not going to allow technologies to abuse the residents and that's going to be uh what I am going to come and do. Okay. uh if we do not uh if we don't tell these corporations that they cannot abuse, they're just going to abuse everyone. Okay? So, we are not going to my administration is not going to pay uh external vendor corporation to put uh robots to abuse people. I I will burn the robots first. Okay? Just to let you know. Uh by incorporating robots robotics technology in our public safety and county services, we are taking bold step to improve the quality of life for all Miami day residents. Robots will support our first responders, enhance public services and reduce the risk that employee face in dangerous environments.
Robots equipped with advanced sensors, AIdriven capabilities, first aid functions will provide immediate response to medical emergencies, assist in crowd control, and improve response in critical situations. If you can see in my language, there's nothing to be abused or nothing like that. So rest assured that that's one was going to be one of our priorities of our administration is making sure that the residents get AIdriven capability, first aid functions, uh get uh immediate response for medical emergencies, assist and core control that you know something is not going right. uh we can uh deescalate the the the m the situation that is happening in the big crowd and nobody gets trampled, nobody gets uh hurt and everybody is um safe in your county and you come out more. Okay, you come out more because you feel safe. Okay. In correction facilities will help enhance security and assist correctional office with routine patrol monitoring inmates and responding to medical emergency and county offices. Robots will patrol lobbies and fors offering enhanced security visitor assistance and emergency support by reducing human exposure to hazard environments will ensure safer working environment for employees and better outcomes for the people they serve. As we move forward with this initiative, the long-term benefit will be felt throughout the county from cost-saving and improved
1:15:08public safety to increase efficiency. The deployment of robots in key areas will position Miami Days as a global leader in public safety technology, resident businesses, and visitors will feel the positive impact of this initiative, creating more connected, forwardinking community. And again, we want these businesses and investments to come to our county because that equals jobs for everyone. Okay? Uh together, we will unleash Miami Day's potential, ensuring that our community continues to lead the way in using technology to deliver better public services. Our residents will be safer, more efficient, and more connected, making Miami Day County the place of choice for residents and visitors alike. Uh, with your support, we will create a brighter, safer future for generations to come, leveraging cuttingedge technology right here in our county to enhance the quality of life in our community. Sincerely, your future mayor of Miami Day County, Victor J. Rosario. Uh also at the end of my blog post uh I put also a LinkedIn and an old blog post that I created uh a year and a half ago something like that. Uh that's that's where the idea was created. So, I've been thinking about robots for like four or five years. And during uh running for Miami Beach, I was able to implement in my blog post I as in and my initiative.
And since my ideas came out of, you know, grew out of the island of my beautiful Miami Beach, I I am doing it for now for everyone, the 34 municipalities, including Miami Beach as well. So again, my name is Victor Rosario. I am going to be the next mayor of Miami Day County. Thank you for your support. Thank you for being here. Have a good one. Love you. Bye-bye.
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As we stand on the cusp of a new era in public safety, Miami-Dade County is ready to embrace the technological advancements that will shape our future. The growing demands of our urban landscape, coupled with the challenges posed by climate change, make it imperative that we integrate innovative solutions to enhance public safety, improve emergency responses, and ensure the well-being of our residents.