The robocop will be managing the front office of the headquarters in Vazhuthacaud.
To which, the robocop responded with a perfect salute.
Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated KP-BOT, first humanoid police robot in India, yesterday in Thiruvananthapuram.
The robot will perform duties of the front office of police headquarters.
It can also salute at higher-ranked officers.
However, KP-Bot will require to undergo a months before being posted at the police headquarters.
Women empowerment and gender equality were kept in mind while deciding on the gender of the first robot.
At present, about four persons are required to do the front office duty.
Now, it would be managed by the KP-Bot, added the DGP.
With the use of facial recognition technology, KP-Bot can also record a persons information.
Once all the data is filled, it can also help in recognizing a criminal.
We became part of the project through Kerala Start-up Mission.
The aim was to create a robot with versatile mobility and that can interact autonomously.
The KP-BOT is designed to greet, guide and launch.
In the next phase, we will be training KP-BOT to recognize and respond to Malayalam speech.
source: www.techworm.net
