Railways deploys humanoid robot 'ASC ARJUN' at Visakhapatnam station
Indian Railways introduced 'ASC ARJUN', a home-grown humanoid robot to assist the RPF, at Visakhapatnam Railway Station — a first on its network.
Summary
Indian Railways has deployed a humanoid robot named ASC ARJUN at Visakhapatnam Railway Station to work alongside RPF personnel, a first-of-its-kind initiative on its network. Designed and developed in Visakhapatnam with home-grown technology over more than a year, it supports intrusion detection through a Face Recognition System, AI-based crowd monitoring and real-time alerts to RPF control rooms. It makes automated announcements in English, Hindi and Telugu and patrols platforms with semi-autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance.
Key facts
- Robot
- ASC ARJUN, humanoid
- Station
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- First
- First such deployment on Indian Railways
- Works with
- Railway Protection Force
- Features
- Face Recognition System, AI crowd monitoring, real-time alerts
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Telugu
Practice MCQs 2 questions
'ASC ARJUN', the humanoid robot deployed by Indian Railways in January 2026, is stationed at which railway station?
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Correct answer: B — Visakhapatnam
PIB (Railways): ASC ARJUN was introduced at Visakhapatnam Railway Station, a first on the Indian Railways network.
The humanoid robot ASC ARJUN primarily supports which force at the railway station?
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Correct answer: B — Railway Protection Force
PIB (Railways): the robot works alongside RPF personnel and sends real-time alerts to RPF control rooms.