He uses cameras for eyes, but the new security robot for a Montgomery County, Maryland, parking garage is raising eyebrows over privacy concerns, and the county wants to hear the public’s concerns.

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s “Parker,” a Star Wars-like robot equipped with 360-degree cameras and special sensors, is operating in a one-year pilot program to test the security cyborg at the Town Square Parking Garage in downtown Silver Spring.

Public feedback will play a big role in deciding Parker’s future. MCDOT is hosting outreach events — including appearances at the Ethiopian Day Festival (Aug. 31) and Silver Spring’s End of Summer Festival (Sept. 7) — where residents can ask questions, see a life-size cutout of the robot and fill out surveys, according to an

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