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.

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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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