Face recognition and crowd monitoring
A face recognition system flags possible intruders, and AI-based crowd monitoring helps staff manage peak-hour density. Alerts go to RPF control rooms in real time. [3]
Price & availability
Indian Railways has not published a price
Pilot deployments only
Current dataset status: Pilot.
Product overview
About ASC ARJUN
ASC ARJUN is a humanoid security robot that Indian Railways deployed at Visakhapatnam railway station in Andhra Pradesh on 23 January 2026. The Ministry of Railways describes it as a support tool for Railway Protection Force (RPF) staff during busy periods.
The official announcement says the robot has face recognition for intrusion detection and AI-based crowd monitoring, with alerts sent to RPF control rooms. It can make automated announcements in English, Hindi and Telugu and greet passengers with a 'Namaste' gesture. Semi-autonomous navigation with obstacle avoidance supports platform patrols, and fire and smoke detection provide emergency alerts.
The robot was designed and developed in Visakhapatnam using indigenous technology and is named after Arjuna from the Mahabharata. The official release and launch coverage do not give its height, weight, degrees of freedom, speed or battery, and no sale or price has been announced.
Capabilities
Key features
Passenger announcements
The robot makes automated public announcements in English, Hindi and Telugu and greets passengers with gestures such as 'Namaste'. [2][3]
Semi-autonomous patrols
Semi-autonomous navigation with obstacle avoidance supports round-the-clock patrols of station platforms. Fire and smoke detection systems are included for emergencies. [2][3]
In-house development
Press reports credit a dedicated technical team in Visakhapatnam with building the robot with indigenous technology. Accounts differ on which unit led the work. [2][3]
Hardware profile
Specifications
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Compute & Sensing
- Sensors
- Face recognition system, Fire and smoke detectors, Obstacle detectionOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer[3]Functional sensors named in the Ministry of Railways announcement; hardware models are not disclosed
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Body
- Height
- Not published
- Weight
- Not published
- Total DoF
- Not published
Mobility
- Maximum speed
- Not published
- Peak joint torque
- Not published
- Actuation
- Not published
Power
- Battery
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- Runtime
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- Charge time
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- Swappable battery
- Not published
Hands & Manipulation
- DoF per hand
- Not published
- Payload
- Not published
- Hand / end effector
- Not published
Compute & Sensing
- Onboard compute
- Not published
- AI stack
- Not published
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Sources
- [1]Humanoid Robot 'ASC ARJUN' Deployed at Visakhapatnam Railway Station ↗Drishti IAS · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [2]Indian Railways Deploys Humanoid Robot ASC ARJUN at Visakhapatnam Railway Station ↗DD India · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [3]Indian Railways Deploys Humanoid Robot ASC ARJUN at Visakhapatnam Railway Station ↗Ministry of Railways, Government of India · official · accessed Oct 8, 2026