Chinese residential hub deputes high-tech 'robot watchman'

A residential community in China's capital Beijing has adopted a first-of-its-kind "robot watchman" that integrates facial recognition, man-machine communication and infrared thermal imagery, replacing human night patrol. Robot Meibao not only monitors illegal activities but also provides useful information to residents at the Meiyuan community in Beijing, Liu Gangjun, the project director at the Beijing Aerospace Automatic Control Institute (BAACI), told state-run Global Times on Thur ..

If any suspect shows up in the community, Meibao or similar high-tech door locks would recognise them and the alarm in the department would sound off, Liu said. It can provide weather forecasts and interesting stories, and even play music, which often attracts many children to talk with it, Liu told Global Times. The institute has launched a project called "intelligent home" involving the robot, facial recognition door locks, digital annunciator board and smart watches design ..