{
  "id": 10901721,
  "title": "AI humanoid robots to be deployed with Home Team officers by 2028: Edwin Tong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ai-humanoid-robots-to-be-deployed-with-home-team-officers-by-2028",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:04:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/ai-humanoid-robots-to-be-deployed-with-home-team-officers-by-2028-edwin-tong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore will deploy AI-powered humanoid robots alongside Home Team officers by 2028, according to Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong. These robots will work alongside officers in real-world settings, handling routine, physically demanding, and dangerous tasks to allow officers to focus on more complex aspects of their jobs. A $100 million investment has been made in the Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre (H2RC) in One-North, which is dedicated to developing these robots for public safety. Potential applications include hazmat operations, post-blast investigations, and prison cell searches. Tong emphasized that the robots are meant to augment officer capabilities, not replace them, as AI is crucial for Singapore's aging and limited workforce. The H2RC, spanning 29,000 sq ft, is the first facility of its kind in Singapore, fostering collaboration between the Home Team, industry, and academia. HTX, in partnership with ST Engineering, FieldAI, General Robotics, and Mistral AI, aims to create an ecosystem that leverages the latest AI technologies to enhance public safety.",
  "summary": "The Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre is the first facility dedicated to developing AI humanoid robots for public safety.",
  "key_points": [
    "AI-powered humanoid robots to assist Home Team officers by 2028",
    "$100 million invested in Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre",
    "Robots to handle routine, dangerous tasks, augmenting officers"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "AI humanoid robots to be deployed with Home Team officers by 2028: Edwin Tong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/ai-humanoid-robots-to-be-deployed-with-home-team-officers-by-2028-10908631",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:04:44.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}