The first robot police officer will be on patrol in the wealthy United Arab Emirates city by May this year, Dubai Police have confirmed, reports the Telegraph.
People will be able to report crimes to the multilingual police robot using a touchscreen on its chest and also to pay traffic fines and submit paperwork.
“Our first RoboCop can understand and speak (in phrases) Arabic and English, and will support Dubai Police through patrolling and monitoring shopping malls, public streets, traffic crossings and sightseeing spots across the city,” Dubai Police Brig. Khalid Al-Razooqi, Director General of Smart Services at Dubai Police, United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Sunday at the annual Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC).
The 1.90 meter tall RoboCop, wearing the typical dark green cap with the golden insignia of Dubai Police, will also control prisons and borders. Equipped with a high-sensitive camera.
“RoboCop can recognize people through face recognition software and transmit and receive messages to and from Dubai Police’s unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones,” said Al-Razooqi.
The friendly robot, which can salute and shake hands, will not be an armed cyborg in order to enforce the law. Most of policemen and policewomen are not armed since Dubai is considered a safe city and according to Khalid Al-Razooqi.
Dubai Police unveiled the prototype at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition last year want 25 per cent of its force to be robots by 2030.
“By 2030, we are keen to make robots around 25 per cent of the total police force.” Brigadier Abdullah Bin Sultan told Gulf News, adding “By 2030, we are keen to make robots around 25 per cent of the total police force and have the first smart police station which won’t require human employees.”
Al-Razooqi said the robot is produced in Spain, “but we do not say which firm produced. The software is a Dubai Police in-house-production. “RoboCop was the result of “intensive research in the field of artificial intelligence,” he told Xinhua.
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