CAPTAIN ARJUN launched to intensify the screening and surveillance at railway stations

CAPTAIN ARJUN launched to intensify the screening and surveillance at railway stations

Part of: GS-Prelims and GS-III – Artificial Intelligence; Indigenisation; Science and Technology

In News:

• Railway Protection Force, Pune, under the Central Railways, has launched a Robotic ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’ (Always be Responsible and Just Use to be Nice) to intensify the screening and surveillance.

Key takeaways 

• This Robot is launched to screen passengers while they board trains and keep a watch on anti-social elements. 
• It can be deployed for multiple uses and it is an effective element in station access control and will augment the station security plan.
• It is equipped with a motion sensor, one PTZ camera and one Dome Camera.
• The Cameras use Artificial Intelligence algorithms to track suspicious and antisocial activity.
• It does thermal screening and records the temperature in a digital display panel.