China Replaces Traffic Police with Robocops: Wheeled Robot Warns Helmetless Riders and Monitors Traffic
- Local authorities in Hangzhou deployed 15 T2 traffic robots from SUPCON Information around the West Lake scenic area to assist human officers with repetitive traffic-control duties, lacking arrest authority.
- The initiative reflects a broader push in China to transition humanoid robotics from exhibition displays into practical municipal roles, using cameras and radar to monitor intersections and relieve officers of repetitive tasks.
- SUPCON claims its violation-detection accuracy exceeds 95%, reporting the T2 robots have issued more than 170,000 warnings and helped reduce monthly cases of helmetless riding and vehicles crossing stop lines by more than 40%.
- Although the robots assist with traffic, they lack arrest authority and function as witnesses forwarding data to human police for penalty determination, with effectiveness occasionally hindered by strong sunlight, rain, and extreme temperatures.
- Deployments are expected to reach nearly 200 by year-end, with 50 currently operating across eight cities, as AiMOGA explores potential in international markets like the Middle East where traffic officers face difficult roadside conditions.
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At busy intersections in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, it's no longer just people in uniforms keeping an eye on traffic. Fifteen nearly two-meter robots help the police officers there with their routine tasks. They are able to detect offences, alert them and advise on the way or parking. However, they do not yet have the authority to arrest anyone.
The T2 humanoid traffic robot, introduced at an intersection in Hangzhou, China, monitors traffic violations using cameras and radar. Developed by Supercon, 15 units of this robot have been deployed to perform warning and hand signaling duties, contributing to accident prevention and a reduction in violations. Currently, over 50 units are in operation across 8 cities in 3 provinces.
Police robots can, among other things, give directions and answer questions about parking and traffic rules.
He doesn't wear a gun, and he can't arrest anyone, but T2 has probably already registered and addressed several thousand traffic violations in Hangzhou. His advantage: he never gets tired.
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