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RPF deploys multi-purpose robot to screen passengers amid Covid-19 outbreak

The robot, named Captain ARJUN, acronym for "always be responsible and just use to be nice", displays the temperature in a panel with a response time of 0.5 seconds, said a CR release

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The robot has a sensor-based sanitiser and mask dispenser and battery-backed floor sanitisation facility, the release said | Photo: Twitter

Press Trust of India Pune

The Railway Protection Force unit of Central Railway has deployed a robot to thermally screen and record temperature of passengers at Pune station in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Saturday.

The robot, named Captain ARJUN, acronym for "always be responsible and just use to be nice", displays the temperature in a panel with a response time of 0.5 seconds, said a CR release.

If the temperature of the passenger is higher than the reference range, the robot will sound an alarm, it added.

It also has a two-way communication mode, voice and video facilities as well as the ability to