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AI humanoid robots to be deployed with Home Team officers by 2028: Edwin Tong
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Fusion42 · 30 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Singapore plans to deploy AI-powered humanoid robots alongside Home Team officers by 2028 to perform hazardous, routine, and physically demanding tasks, enhancing public safety operations. The Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre (H2RC), backed by a $100 million investment, develops these robots using sovereign AI models and collaborates with industry and academia.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Robotics & UAV, and 3 sources have reported it between 30 Sep 2026 and 6 Oct 2026.
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Your AI-powered robots will soon take on Singapore’s most dangerous public safety tasks, freeing officers to focus on human judgement and leadership. This opens new opportunities for robotics and AI firms to partner on high-impact deployments in physical security.
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3 sources · first reported 30 Sep 2026 · latest 6 Oct 2026
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