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And get repaired and we get them back online as soon as possible. >> this is kind of a dinosaur in the industry. you have to troubleshoot a lot. a lot of times electronics dont fail outright. they get glitchy, and its had 23 years to get glitchy. >> senior agv technician bruce adams runs the workshop. >> the mechanical aspect of it is pretty solid. we have parts for that. its basically the electronics that are obsolete. they dont make them anymore. were doing constant maintenance. this is pretty...

Everyone in santa rita is awed by the agvs. >> i wouldnt classify them as robots. i would classify them as pushers. they push carts from point "a" to point "b." its not a big deal, not gps technology. its kind of robbie the robot. im from a tech industry. so i mean, ive seen google earth gps driven vans drive around with no drivers in them. its kind of a no comparison. >> before his arrest, cort holbrook worked as a software engineer and couldnt imagine spending two years at santa rita, much les...

System, we have our kitchen. our laundry and our supply. >> silently making their way through the tunnels are 24 automated guided vehicles or agvs. around here, theyre more commonly referred to as robots. >> they transport thousands of meals, tons of laundry and countless supplies throughout a jail facility thats a half a mile in length and a quarter mile in width. while the system appears futuristic, its actually more than two decades old. and was nearly doomed from the beginning. >> the compan...

Wars," some robots going around picking things up. >> most people call them robots. but technically, they are automated guided vehicles or agvs. >> what they do is they deliver food, supplies, clothing, linen to the housing units here at santa rita jail. were a half mile fence to fence, so it would take a lot of inmates, a lot of the inmate labor, deputies to supervise is the inmates to transport those items to the units so these robots do it for us. were the only facility i know that actually h...

Things up. >> most people call them robots. but technically, they are automated guided vehicles or agvs. >> what they do is they deliver food, supplies, clothing, linen to the housing units here at santa rita jail. were a half mile fence to fence, so it would take a lot of inmates, a lot of the inmate labor, deputies to supervise is the inmates to transport those items to the units so these robots do it for us. were the only facility i know that actually has this kind of a system. it runs is 24 ...

System, we have our kitchen. our laundry and our supply. >> silently making their way through the tunnels are 24 automated guided vehicles or agvs. around here, theyre more commonly referred to as robots. ♪ >> they transport thousands of meals, tons of laundry and countless supplies throughout a jail facility thats a half a mile in length and a quarter mile in width. while the system appears futuristic, its actually more than two decades old. and was nearly doomed from the beginning. >> the co...

>> deputy, do you see your job going the way of a robot? >> no, i dont think so. >> with silicon valley only 40 miles to the southwest, not everyone in santa rita is -- by the agvs. >> i wouldnt classify them as robots. i would classify them as pushers. they push carts from point a to point b. its not a big deal, not gps its kind of robbie the robot. im from a tech industry. so i mean, ive seen google earth gps driven vans drive around with no drivers in them. its kind of a no comparison. >> bef...

But technically, they are automated guided vehicles or agvs. >> what they do is they deliver food, supplies, clothing, linen to the housing units here at santa rita jail. were a half mile fence to fence, so it would take a lot of inmates, a lot of the inmate labor, deputies to supervise is the inmates to transport those items to the units so these robots do it for us. were the only facility i know that actually has this kind of a system. it runs is 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> the agvs ...

Connects our maximum security yard to our medium and minimum security yard. in between here and the tunnel system, we have our kitchen. our laundry and our supply. >> silently making their way through the tunnels are 24 automated guided vehicles or agvs. around here, the theyre more commonly referred to as robots. >> they transport thousands of meals, tons of laundry and countless supplies throughout a jail facility thats a half a mile in length and a quarter mile in width. while the system appe...

Everyone in santa rita is awed by the agvs. >> i wouldnt classify them as robots. i would classify them as pushers. they push carts from point a to point b. its not a big deal, not gps technology. its kind of robbie the robot. im from a tech industry. so i mean, ive seen google earth gps driven vans drive around with no drivers in them. its kind of a no comparison. >> before his arrest, cort holbrook worked as a software engineer and couldnt imagine spending two years at santa rita, much less fa...