Robot welcomes voters with flowers at Puducherry booth

A robot carrying a plate of flower petals welcomed voters at a model polling booth set up at VOC Government Higher Secondary School in the Raj Bhavan constituency during the Assembly polls on Thursday. Moving along the corridor, the robot greeted visitors and encouraged them to exercise their franchise. District Election Officer of Puducherry, A Kulothungan, said that the booth was among the model polling stations opened in Puducherry, and the initiative has drawn positive responses from the voters. “This innovative arrangement delighted visitors, who appreciated the robot’s voice messages urging them to vote and help achieve 100 per cent polling,” the official said, adding that the robot was brought from Chennai.