Mini autonomous police cars paired with companion drones and facial-recognition technology will
begin patrolling the streets of Dubai, by the end of the year, to help identify and
track suspects.
The announcement by city officials, this week comes as Dubai races to reshape the future
of its law enforcement.
The vehicle is about the size of a child's toy electric buggy, and is equipped with 360-degree
cameras that scan for wanted criminals and undesirables, presumably using facial recognition
technology.
But don't expect a high-speed chase out of the little cars.
In demonstrations, the robot never appears to move beyond a stroll's pace.
But the four-wheeled security vehicle comes with a built-in aerial drone that can be deployed
to surveil areas and people that the robot can't reach.
Named the O-R3, the patrol car can navigate on its own using machine-learning algorithms,
but police can control the robot remotely from behind a computer dashboard.
The vehicle also comes equipped with thermal imaging and license-plate readers.
The bot is built by Singapore-based start-up OTSAW Digital, and its proper name is the
O-R3.
OTSAW says, Dubai will be the first city in the world to use the O-R3 for everyday patrols,
it will fulfil low-level order enforcement tasks.
As well as all-seeing cameras, and comes equipped with an on board drone to follow individuals
to places where the bot can't drive.
The manufacturer, Otsaw Digital, claims the car-and-drone duo is the first of its kind.
The Dubai police force and Otsaw said, the robots are intended not to replace human officers,
but to better manage resources and manpower.
Otsaw touts that, the vehicles can operate 24 into 7 and recharge themselves.
In a press statement, the commander of the Dubai Police Force, Major General Abdullah
Khalifa Al Marri, said: "We seek to augment operations with the help of technology such
as robots.
Essentially, we aim for streets to be safe and peaceful even without heavy police patrol."
The bot will be deployed in tourist locations first.
The introduction of O-R3 is par for the course for Dubai, which says it wants a percent of
its police force to be robots.
As this bot shows, though, the term "robot" can cover a wide range of devices.
In terms of functionality, the O-R3 isn't much difference from the likes of the Knightscope
K5, a water cooler-sized security bot, or other telepresence machines.
Last month, Dubai recruited the world's first police bot, tasked not with dispensing weaponised
justice but with the more modest assignment of monitoring tourist attractions.
The robot, dubbed "RoboCop," speaks two languages - English and Arabic - but soon will speak
four, officials said.
But the electronic officer is just the first of many to come.
Within the next few years, the city will introduce a nearly 10-foot-tall model, capable of speeds
of almost 50 mph, that can also be controlled by a human officer from inside its frame and
carry heavy equipment.
By 2030, Dubai plans for robots to make up 25 percent of its police force.
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