How do you solve the problem of choking road traffic in one of the world 's bustling megacities ? You bring in the robot cops . In Kinshasa , the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo , two humanoid robots have been installed in high-traffic areas to regulate the flow of vehicles and help drivers and pedestrians traverse the roads safely . Read this : The daily grind of commuting in Africa 's economic hubs . The goal is to ease the traffic woes of commuters and cut the number of road accidents in the center of Kinshasa , a city of some 10 million people . `` It is an innovation about road safety , '' Vale Manga Wilma , president of the DRC 's National Commission for Road Safety ( Commission Nationale de Prevention Routiere ) , told CNN . `` The traffic is a big problem in the rush hours , '' he explained . `` With the robots ' policemen intelligence , the road safety in Kinshasa becomes very easy . '' Read this : Megacity 's ambitious plans . Standing eight feet tall , the robot traffic wardens are on duty 24 hours a day , their towering -- even scarecrow-like -- mass visible from afar . They are powered by solar panels and are equipped with rotating chests and surveillance cameras that record the flow of vehicles . The humanoids , which are installed on Kinshasa 's busy Triomphal and Lumumba intersections , are built of aluminum and stainless steel to endure the city 's year-round hot climate . Featuring green and red lights , Kinshasa 's robot cops are designed to merge some of the functions of human officers and traffic lights . The anthropomorphic robots can raise or bend their arms to stop passing vehicles or let others pass , and are also programmed to speak , indicating to pedestrians when they can cross the road . Manga Wilma said that this is a DRC-made technology , designed and built by a team of local engineers called WITECH ONG . READ MORE : Africa 's 'new cities ' - Urban future or utopian fantasies ? READ MORE : Africa 's giant infrastructure projects .
Two talking robots have been installed in the DRC capital Kinshasa to regulate traffic . They are powered by solar panels and are equipped with surveillance cameras . The aim is to cut accidents and help reduce traffic in Kinshasa 's busy streets .