Silent Sentry: Rail-mounted Robots With AI For Surveillance Along LoC

By Avinash Prabhakar New Delhi, July 12: The Silent Sentry is one among the 75 Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled defence products, which were launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the event'AIDef' (Artificial Intelligence in Defence)' on Monday. Out of the total AI defence products launched, many have already been deployed while the others are in the process of being deployed. The Silent Sentry is a key technology developed by the design bureau of the Indian Army to plug the gaps in Surveillance networks.They are rail-mounted Robots to be used as additional features to enhance Surveillance along the Line of Control (LoC). The fully 3D printed robot slides can be installed on the fences and in the Anti Infiltration Obstacle System (AIOS).The Robots which function autonomously within set limits can be controlled by computers, tablets and Android apps. The robot traverses on metal rails between two set points and utilises an electric motor for propulsion.The robot communicates by creating an ad-hoc network running on 2.4 Ghz Wi-Fi standards.