Police in Tamil Nadu, southern India have deployed a "robot cop" in a containment area in an effort to fight coronavirus.

Footage filmed on April 30 on Meenambal Puram Street, a containment area in Mylapore, a city in Chennai district, shows police using the device.

According to reports, the LD v5.0 is equipped with a two-way intercom, which will enable it to both announce government directives and listen to the public.

The device is also equipped with steering control for mobility, a LED display for push messages and a wireless connectivity range for about a kilometre (0.62 miles).

Police in southern India's Tamil Nadu has deployed a robot cop in a containment area in its drive to fight the pandemic novel coronavirus disease.

Visuals shot on April 30 in Meenambal Puram Street, a containment area in Mylapore, a city in Chennai district, showed police using the device.

According to reports, the Robot Cop LD v5.0 is equipped with a two-way intercom, which will enable it to both announce government directives and listen to the public.

The robot cop was built by a joint team comprising of personnel from the police, Robothoughts, SCI Fi Innovation, and Callidai Motorworks. It took four days from them to build Robot Cop LD v5.0.

Apart from the two-way intercom, the robot also has steering control for mobility, a LED display for push messages and a wireless connectivity range for about a kilometre (0.62 miles).

As per official data, Tamil Nadu has recorded 2,323 COVID-19 positive cases and 27 deaths.