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
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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.