{
  "id": 10902647,
  "title": "Blast investigations, prison cell searches: Home Team targets 2028 roll-out of humanoid robots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/blast-investigations-prison-cell-searches-home-team-targets-2028-roll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:06:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/htx-humanoid-robotics-centre-edwin-tong-home-team-6420476"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's Home Team is developing humanoid robots for public safety, with the goal of having a robot assisting officers in real operational settings by 2028. The Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre (H2RC) in One-North is dedicated to this cause and provides a space to set up realistic scenarios for testing and data collection. The centre supports the development of embodied AI for public safety needs, which is less focused on in the commercial sector. The robots are chosen for their ability to adapt to human environments, handle hazardous materials, perform cell searches, and restock medical supplies for ambulances. The robots will help officers carry out routine, physically demanding or dangerous tasks, allowing them to focus on work requiring judgement, empathy, and discretion.",
  "summary": "The new Home Team Humanoid Robotics Centre in One-North is the first of its kind dedicated specifically to humanoid robotics for public safety.",
  "key_points": [
    "Home Team developing humanoid robots for public safety by 2028",
    "H2RC in One-North supports robot testing and data collection",
    "Robots designed for hazardous materials handling and cell searches"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Blast investigations, prison cell searches: Home Team targets 2028 roll-out of humanoid robots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/blast-investigations-prison-cell-searches-home-team-targets-2028-roll-10903754",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:06:25.000Z"
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    ]
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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."
}