Police robots are about to get fines on the Dubai street

Police robots will patrol the streets of Dubai to help people report or pay for traffic punishment.

Dubai authorities will use police robots capable of speaking multiple languages and armed with facial identification technology to patrol the streets from May, RT said on March 20.

Police robots are able to scan and recognize faces from 20 meters away. The robot chest has a special touch screen that people can use when reporting crimes or paying a fine for traffic violations. It also has a microphone that transmits directly to the Dubai Police Department's call center.

"We are planning to use more robots in the future to handle the police work, which will account for 25% of our entire police force by 2030," said Colonel Abdullah Bin Sultan, the central director of the Dubai Police Department's future-oriented center.

"We hope to achieve the goal of becoming a smart police force." Police robots have been tested by a number of police forces around the world , said Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, commander of the Dubai Police Department. sharing.

Dubai police also hope that in the near future it will be possible to build fully robotic police stations without human intervention.

The prototype police robot was first introduced at the GITEX e-commerce and computer fair in Dubai World Center in October 2016. Previous prototypes have been developed to assist travelers on the streets and in shopping centers in Dubai.