Smart robocop to police Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A smart policing robot - Robocop - has been developed by a AI start-up H-Bots. The start-up claimed that it as the world’s first smart policing robot. It is a life-sized male beta version robot in which all the components used are made in India.

This smart Robocop with its autonomous physical presence interacts with its surrounding environment, gathering data in real-time and detects irregularities without user interface. It is a security robot specifically equipped to protect and secure public and private areas such as signal posts, malls, airports, offices, buildings with public places. It can work without taking rest.

It was unveiled at a function here on Friday by principal secretary-IT Jayesh Ranjan. “H-Bots will be testing the product in the field in next five to six months and plans to commercially deploy the Robot in the city by July,” he said. H Bot Robotics founder Kisshhan PSV said at the function that "unlike the Police Robot in Dubai, which moves with manual functions, our robot can move automatically, recognise people, take complaints and defuse bombs."

Kisshhan said that Robocop can interact with public, take complaints, register them, can do audio and video recording. It can recognise voice, English as of now and in future it can recognise Telugu and Hindi. It has multi-touch screen. The Robo has ability to do 360-degree eye level surveillance, face and gesture recognition, can suspect and identify, detect metals, monitor temperature and can control theft.

According to him, it can be deployed for security and law enforcement. It can be used in all police operations as an informant such as in traffic operation, support for SHE Team. It can be deployed in shopping malls, airports, bus stations, exhibitions, railway and Metro stations. It can also be used as an assistant for database handling, control room surveillance, building space security, friendly interaction and mapping inside the building.

The five-foot-seven bot, which weighs around 43 kilograms, is equipped with cameras and an array of sensors like ultrasonic, proximity sensors, temperature sensors, etc. The bot also contains 24/7 connectivity, ensuring that the its whereabouts are known. Police can also tune into a live video stream as the robot makes its rounds.

In addition, the robot also has the ability to communicate in six different languages as of now, English is already inbuilt and regional languages is under testing. According to Kisshhan, the robot’s primary function as of now is “to assist and help people in the malls, on the streets, public places, airports, railway stations. We will work along with the various police departments in customising the robot according to their needs.

Kisshhan said that they have a building capacity to produce 70 such Private Police Robots which can be private security guards and can be deployed in hotels, hospitals and offices, he informed for security purposes.

"We will be able to produce 70 such robots in a year. And our plan is to make them available at a price of Rs 5 lakh each. So that they are affordable by man. Our dream is to make Hyderabad known for robotics in the world," he said. Robot was named after 26/11 martyr Hemant Karkare who lost his life fighting terrorists in 2008 Mumbai attack.