NEW DELHI: As mass public gatherings remain an obvious danger in India amid the lethal Covid-19 waves, you may see humanoid robots performing campaigning on behalf of political leaders in the 2022.
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CHENNAI: It’s normal for new political parties to spring up ahead of elections. But what’s interesting is that people entering politics are picking names of parties that are not new.
For instance, Ra Arjunamurthy, who was earlier chief coordinator of actor Rajinikanth’s to-be-launched party, recently floated a new party - India Makkal Munnetra Katchi. You probably hadn’t heard the name before, but the party was registered in 2019, with its headquarters in Erode.
“It was registered by someone else, and I made myself a part of it, in accordance with the Election Commission’s (EC) norms,” Arjunamurthy said. More than 100 registered parties that haven’t contested elections, have apparently offered their names to newcomers.
Humanoid Doozy adds tech twist to Tamil Nadu campaigning
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The robot Doozy also doubling up as the party symbol of the India Makkal Munnetra Katchi (IMMK) is expected to spread the word in the run-up to the April 6 assembly elections.
A newly formed political outfit in Tamil Nadu has launched a quirky style of campaigning using a humanoid robot.
The robot Doozy also doubling up as the party symbol of the India Makkal Munnetra Katchi (IMMK) is expected to spread the word in the run-up to the April 6 assembly elections.
Nearly four-foot tall, the interactive robot classified as a humanoid boasts of social interaction, facial recognition and human-like gestures and can even initiate conversations with people. Developed by Chennai-based Doozy Robotics, a touchscreen on its chest displays messages and supports speech. Its design is such that it is accident-free, the company said. “IMMK’s symbol is a robot and so they have decided to use robot
India Makkal Munnetra Katchi unveils the Robot symbol for the 2021 State Assembly Elections ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 17:47 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): The India Makkal Munnetra Katchi (IMMK) has stirred quite an expectation in the upcoming 2021 State Assembly Elections. The IMMK party unveiled its Robot symbol and released the election manifesto in the event held in Chennai recently.
Dr Ra. Arjunamurthy, Party President, IMMK introduced the Robot symbol which was specially designed using the Augmented Reality technology. This Robot said that it will be involved in garnering votes in support of its party which took everyone by surprise. A demonstration was also shown by the Robot as how will it meet the voters?