Shops like Tesco to get army of 10,000 robot security guards that shout in Irish accent

Scores of major high street stores such as Tesco and Wickes use the mechanical guards to ward off robbers by shouting at them - in a Irish accent They'll shout at you like Liam Neeson (Image: Kate Green/Getty Images)

Crime-ravaged retailers are using an army of 10,000 robot security guards to scare off crooks using an “ominous” Irish accent.

Scores of major high street stores such as Tesco and Wickes use the mechanical guards to ward off robbers by shouting at them in a menacing Belfast-inspired voice.

And workers reckon the bots, nicknamed “Daleks”, sound like fearsome Peaky Blinders character Inspector Campbell, played by Sam Neill, or Taken legend Liam Neeson.

Gary Higgins, of security firm DeterTech, told the Retail Crime Uncovered podcast: “The daleks [...] deter criminali