Commit a crime in the future in China—or heck, probably just have an “unlawful” gathering—and you might find yourself pursued by what looks like a giant salt shaker waving a cattle prod at your butt.

The “AnBot,” which debuted to the world recently at a tech fair in Chongqing, is “China’s first intelligent security robot,” according to People’s Daily. It was created by the National Defense University to carry out automatic security patrols and guard against terrorists and rioters. People have compared the thing’s upright-warhead shape to a Dalek, though personally I think it resembles more of a “Fallout 4” Protectron.

China's 1st intelligent security robot debuts; can patrol autonomously, protect against riot https://t.co/QjjQr7qxhI pic.twitter.com/B45noU1bHJ — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) April 26, 2016

The electric weapon is reportedly not part of the ‘bot’s autonomous protocols, requiring remote activation from a monitoring team. So the chances of somebody spilling a Coke on “AnBot” and causing it to go haywire, scooting around a shopping mall zapping everything in sight, are slim. Here’s more fromShanghaiist about how it works: