China's historic scenic town of Wuzhen in eastern province of Zhejiang has taken intelligent security measures at this year's World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit by deploying an AI-powered patrol team consisting of robot dogs, unmanned surface vessels and unmanned vehicles, contributing to a string of patrol and security tasks.
Themed "Embracing a People-Centered and AI-for-Good Digital Future – Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace", the summit kicked off on Tuesday in the well-known water-town.
The four-day event focuses heavily on the technological and industrial advances in the AI sector.
The smart robot dog, empowered by cutting-edge black technologies, can adapt to a variety of terrains, with its traveling speed reaching three to six meters per second.
By resorting to the camera installed on the head, the robot dog is capable of collecting video data from the scene in real time, which then can be transmitted to the command center, so that timely warnings can be issued in case of abnormal situations.
The robot dog can be applied to different scenarios by carrying different modules such as the loudspeaker, one-button alarm device, medical kit, and dexterous hands, playing a role in tasks like publicity and emergency rescue.
"The robot dog can patrol 24 hours a day. And it can climb stairs and step over obstacles. The unmanned patrol vehicle is a small all-terrain equipment with functions such as autonomous path planning and accompanying support. Its load can reach 280 kg, so it can help us transport heavy police equipment in daily service, making it easier for us to conduct police work," said Jia Yizheng, head of Science and Technology Management Section under the Science and Technology Information and Communication Division of Jiaxing Municipal Public Security Bureau.
Due to the densely distributed riverways in the water-town, unmanned surface vehicles were also put into use to strengthen patrols.
The vessels can realize automatic cruise by depending on the 5G network that helps send back the inspecting screen and water quality test data.
AI-powered robot patrol team put into use at 2024 WIC Wuzhen Summit
Russia claimed on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of another settlement in Donetsk region, while Ukraine said on the same day that it had struck multiple Russian military targets.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a routine bulletin that the Russian army had taken control of the Novoselivka settlement in Donetsk and repelled multiple attacks launched by Ukraine in the directions of Kharkiv, Avdiivka, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson over the past day.
Russian forces also hit 1,710 Ukrainian military personnel and destroyed dozens of military vehicles, including tanks, armored vehicles and cars, the bulletin said.
In addition, Russian air defense forces shot down multiple Ukrainian drones and intercepted Ukrainian missiles, it said.
Meanwhile, General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces noted in Tuesday report that the country's air forces, missile forces and artillery units carried out nine strikes on Russian military personnel and weapons concentration areas, destroying Russian military targets including drone control centers, artillery, and warehouses.
Ukrainian troops continued their operations in Kursk region and successfully beat back 30 offensives by the Russian troops, the Ukrainian side said.
In another development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday inspected the city of Pokrovsk, an important road and railway hub for the Ukrainian army in the Donbass region and a key node of the logistics and ammunition supply where the situation now is grim.
Ukraine has repeatedly repelled Russian military attacks in this direction, said the Ministry of Defense.
The Russian Defense Ministry said several times this month that the Russian troops had hit the Red Army Village, which is the concentration of Ukrainian military personnel and equipment toward the city of Pokrovsk.
Russian news agency RIA Novosti quoted analysts as saying that the Ukrainian army engaged in fierce battle in the direction of the Red Army Village, but it was difficult to establish an effective resistance force and would retreat within weeks.
After Ukrainian forces stormed into Russia's Kursk region in early August, fierce clashes have broken out between the two sides in the Kursk region.
According to a report published by Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Monday, nearly 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers were completely surrounded by Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
Judging from the briefings released by the Russian Defense Ministry, although the Ukrainian army broke into Kursk, the Russian army's counterattack has accelerated, and the situation in the battlefield will not change drastically if there is no strong intervention from external factors.
Ukraine, for its part, intends to cling to its controls in Russia's Kursk region and use it as a bargaining chip when a Republican U.S. administration takes office in January.
As for U.S. media reports that U.S. President Joe Biden has given Ukraine the green light to strike deep inside Russia with the long-distance missiles provided by the United States, military analysts believe that this can help the Ukrainian army gain a firm foothold in Kursk region and seek bargaining chips for possible armistice negotiations in the future, but it is unlikely to change the strategic situation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia seizes one more Ukrainian settlement, Ukraine reports hitting Russian military targets
