https://en.people.cn/n3/2026/0119/c90000-20415819.html

“Intelligent Police Unit R001,” an AI-enabled traffic policing robot, is presently testet in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. It is integrated with the city’s traffic signal system and can execute standard traffic command gestures synchronized with changing lights.

Equipped with high-definition cameras and an intelligent voice-broadcasting system, the robot uses large-model algorithms to autonomously identify traffic violations by non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians and deliver on-site warnings. “For your safety, please ride bicycles in the non-motorized lane,” it called out to a cyclist veering into the motor vehicle lane.

In addition to stationary duty, the robot is mobile, capable of navigating independently to designated locations on command. Its capabilities also include identifying illegal parking and conducting real-time road monitoring.

In June 2025, tChengdu in Sichuan Province deployed a team of robot police officers, including quadruped robots, wheeled robots and humanoid robots, to patrol the streets alongside human counterparts. In December, an AI-powered traffic policing robot was also put on duty in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.