Beijing test 'police robot mobility'

Robots work independently on highways to record traffic violations, save money, and make violators often shy away.

Beijing police have tested a patrol robot on the city's high-speed highway to assist the police in handling the traffic. Case violations such as unregulated parking, or drivers in emergency lane.

China is aiming to become the world leader in artificial intelligence and robots - (Photo: REUTERS).

This police robot is a small suitcase weighing about 20kg, operates on the highway barrier at 5km / h and can operate independently for 5 to 8 hours with the battery pack charged. full.

This robot is supported by taking pictures and videos of illegal parking vehicles and emergency lane vehicles, and then sending the evidence to the police.

In addition to handling highway traffic violations, robots can also assist traffic police in other work. It can also send voice alerts to vehicles in case of highway congestion, car accidents, road maintenance and bad weather.

One big advantage of this robot is that when car accidents happen that result in traffic congestion, police robots can completely come to the scene as soon as possible and send back images to help the forces. Functional processing is quicker.

In the coming time, Beijing authorities will use these robots on other highways to enhance handling of traffic violations and ensure road safety.