Covid-19: Tunisia ‘robocop’ enforces coronavirus lockdown

A Tunisian police robot patrols along Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the centre of the capital Tunis on April 1, 2020, as a means of enforcing a nationwide lockdown to combat the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Known as PGuard, the ‘robocop’ is remotely operated and equipped with infrared and thermal imaging cameras, in addition to a sound and light alarm system. — AFP

TUNIS: Tunisia’s interior ministry has deployed a police robot to patrol the streets of the capital and enforce a lockdown imposed last month as the country battles the spread of coronavirus.

Known as PGuard, the ‘robocop’ is remotely operated and equipped with infrared and thermal imaging cameras, in addition to a sound and light alarm system.