Meet this Robot police officer, on duty in Dubai
Now the public can find out certain information or even report a crime which will pass on to police headquarters for immediate action.
Dubai, May 25: The Dubai police has let the first robot police officer go on duty, giving the task of patrolling the city's malls and tourists attractions.
People who see the robot police officer on duty can report on crimes, pay fines and also get information by tapping on a touchscreen on its chest.
The data collected by the robot officer will be shared with the transport and traffic authorities.
According to Dubai government, its aim was for 25% of the force to be robotic by 2030 but they would not replace humans.
Robot police officer goes on duty in #Dubai. pic.twitter.com/pNOhpQ2Pyo
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Brig Khalid Al Razooqi, the director general of smart services at Dubai police said that they are not going to replace police officers with the robot, adding that with number of people increasing in Dubai, they want to relocate police officers so that they work in the right areas and can focus on providing a safe city.
What can this Robot police officer do?
1.
This
smart
police
officer
can
reach
the
public
24/7
rather
than
people
visiting
the
police
stations
and
customer
services.
2.
This
robot
officer
can
protect
people
from
crime
because
it
can
broadcast
what
is
happening
right
way
to
the
command
and
control
centre.
3.
At
present
the
officer
can
communicate
in
Arabic
and
English,
but
the
authorities
are
in
plans
to
add
Russian,
Chinese,
French
and
Spanish
to
its
repertoire.
The government of Dubai said that a second Reem robot could join it on patrol in 2018 depending on funding.
This robot officer, a customised Reem model from Pal Robotics was unveiled at the Gulf Information and Security Expo and Conference on Sunday.
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