Dubai Police has said that robot police officers that were first touted at GITEX Technology Week 2016 will be on the emirate’s streets by May.
Dubai Media Office’s Twitter page confirmed the news.
The idea was first put forward in 2015 when Dubai Police said the robots would be able to interact with people through a screen and microphone connected to the Dubai Police call centres.
The multilingual robot will allow members of the public to report crimes to the police using the touchscreen on its chest. People will also be able to pay fines, and submit documents the policing authority.
Khalid Alrazooqi, General Director of the Smart Services Department at Dubai Police, said that by 2030, Dubai Police will have the first smart police station that won’t require human employees, by which stage a quarter of the emirate’s police force will be robots
