Central Railways launches robotic 'Captain Arjun' for screening of passengers for COVID-19 and surveillance in Pune
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Central Railways launches robotic ‘Captain Arjun’ for screening of passengers for COVID-19 and surveillance in Pune

PUNE: In order to decrease the burden on its personnel, the Central Railways has launched a robotic named ‘Captain Arjun” for the screening of passengers for COVID-19 an infection and surveillance on railway premises in Pune.

Shivaji M Sutar, the Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, Mumbai, stated. “Robotic Captain “ARJUN” is an innovative step by the Central Railway, Pune division to enhance the security and safety of passengers.”

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal too took to Twitter and stated, “Adding another feather in the cap, Railways launched a robot ‘Captain Arjun’, a device for enhancing the safety of passengers.”

He additionally shared a video exhibiting the robotic Captain screening passengers in Pune. 

Captain Arjun will assist the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Pune in holding an in depth watch on anti-social components.

The Central Railways stated that the robotic will shield passengers and workers from any doable COVID-19 an infection and enhanced their safety after they board or de-board trains.

The robotic was inaugurated in a web-based ceremony which was attended by Arun Kumar, director common RPF, Atul Pathak, principal chief safety commissioner and Renu Sharma, divisional railway supervisor, Pune.

Captain Arjun is provided with a movement sensor, one PTZ digital camera (pan, tilt, zoom digital camera) and one dome digital camera. The cameras use AI algorithms to trace suspicious and delinquent exercise, have an in-built siren, motion-activated highlight H-264 processor and in-built inside storage for recording in case there’s a community failure. 

Captain Arjun does thermal screening and information the temperature in a digital show panel with a response time of 0.5 seconds and if the temperature is larger than the reference vary, it sounds an irregular automated alarm.

The robotic adopts a two-way communication mode, voice and video, and likewise speaks within the native language. It has audio system to unfold consciousness messages on Covid-19. 

Captain Arjun additionally has a sensor-based sanitiser and masks dispenser and may transfer. The robotic has a ground sanitisation facility with battery backup. It has rugged wheels that help every kind of surfaces.

The success of this AI-enabled robotic will give sufficient protecting cowl to passengers whereas present process screening with no guide encounters, in accordance with Central Railways.

At the identical time, its surveillance characteristic is predicted to be a deterrent to any uncommon occurrences and can guarantee safety on the railway premises, the officers stated.

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