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>> 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 hours a day...

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 appears futuristic, its actually more than two decades old. and w...

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 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 faci...

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 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 hou...

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 appears futuristic, its actually more than two decades old. and was nearly doomed from the beginning. >> the company that installed the system went bankrupt after they installed it here at santa rita jail. so we went ahead a...

Have robots popping us out for pod time. no more deputies, just straight robots. >> that in turn will help the budget. >> that will help the -- >> 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 technology. its kind of robbie th...

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 utilize a wire guided navigation system which is built into two miles of track running between all the jails housing units an...

Service around the jail. and then they will return to the battery area to get a quick charge, usually about three minutes and its ready to go. >> they deliver about 1,000 meals a day. this is a custom design that was designed specifically for the sheriffs department. and theyre designed in this shape so they fit underneath the food carts. >> santa rita robots. this is how our meals are brought to us. >> some inmates even foresee a day when robots might just replace some other common fixtures at ...

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 appears futuristic, its actually more than two decades old. and was nearly doomed from the beginning. >> the company that installed the system went bankrupt after they installed it here at santa rita jail. so we went ahead and hired on some of their eng...

>> they will get a charge in the battery area and go out for one service around the jail. and then they will return to the battery area to get a quick charge, usually about three minutes and its ready to go. >> they deliver about 1,000 meals a day. this is a custom design that was designed specifically for the sheriffs department. and theyre designed in this shape so they fit underneath the food carts. >> santa rita robots. this is how our meals are brought to us. >> some inmates even foresee a ...