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Tunisia Deploys “Robo-Cop” To Enforce Coronavirus Lockdown

By Ruan Van Zijl

April 04, 2020

By Ruan Van Zijl / Truth Theory

https://www.facebook.com/ministere.interieur.tunisie/videos/1106579619691659/

In the below video posted on Twitter the PGuard asks a man if he knows about the ongoing lockdown the man then explains that he just wants to go buy cigarettes. The robot then replied: “OK buy your tobacco, but be quick and go home.”

https://twitter.com/tunpost/status/1243969704844308482

Enova Robotics who is based in the coastal city Sousse manufactures the robots. The firm also makes a “healthcare” robot that is able to use its sensors to measure certain things and could give a preliminary visual diagnosis of patients.

Image credit: Ministère de l’Intérieur Tunisievide