Coronavirus lockdown: Police deploy robot for surveillance in Chennai's containment area

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police have introduced a robot cop with multiple functions to handle people in containment areas. It can be controlled using a remote control and has a mounted camera for surveillance and can also interact with people staying in the area to spread awareness.

The machine called Robot Cop LD v5.0 was deployed in Meenambalpuram Street, a containment area in Mylapore. The department has decided to deploy more such robots in other areas.