The Rise of Security Robots: A New Era in Public Safety

For decades, security robots have been a topic of discussion among experts and enthusiasts alike. However, with the recent advancements in technology, these robots are finally becoming a reality. One such company that is leading the charge in this field is Night Scope, a security startup founded way back in 2013. Their 400-pound, six-foot-tall autonomous security robots are being used in various public and private places to search for intruders.

The Problem with Human Security Guards

There's only seven hundred plus thousand sworn women and men protecting our streets at the federal, state, and local level. The math doesn't pencil out, as it would require an enormous number of human guards to cover every inch of our cities. The actual problem is that we don't have actionable intelligence. To gain actual intelligence, we need eyes and ears. That's where Night Scope's robots come in.

Filling the Blind Spot

Night Scope's robots are not meant to replace human law enforcement but rather fill in the blind spot. They provide the information and hardware needed for humans to make critical thinking decisions. The humans will have to be there to decide what to do and how to do it. Night Scope provides the intelligence, providing data through their sensors and software, while the humans are the key element of that decision-making process.

Navigating Through Space

Each of Night Scope's machines navigates through life in a way that is remarkably similar to a human being. They have five senses that they use to go through each day, just like we do. The first sense is lidar, which consists of over 16 lasers on top of the machine and spinning around to record a three-dimensional map every 20 milliseconds. This allows them to update their surroundings in real-time.

Additional Sensors

Night Scope's robots have additional sensors that help them navigate and detect obstacles. They have ultrasonic sensors that use proximity sensors similar to those found on car bumpers, allowing them to detect if something is close by. They also have GPS triangulating off of satellites up in the sky, which helps them determine their location. Additionally, they have wheel odometry, which calculates the distance traveled by each wheel, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that detects acceleration and deceleration.

Data Storage

The robot spends all of the data it's collecting on the cloud and stores it for as long as clients wish in some cases up to 15 years. The robots come in two models, one for indoor use and one for outdoor use, and are available on a subscription basis. Night Scope's plan starts at around seven dollars an hour for 24/7 surveillance, which amounts to about sixty-two thousand dollars annually. This includes monthly software updates, maintenance, and remote assistance from the company.

Potential for Expansion

Night Scope sees potential for its robots just about everywhere. They are already being used by some big names such as Microsoft, the Sacramento Kings, and NBC Universal. In total, Mexico plans to roll out these security robots to 16 cities across five states by the end of the year. This is a significant development, and it will be interesting to see how these robots are received in different parts of the world.

A New Era in Public Safety

The rise of security robots like Night Scope's is a new era in public safety. These robots have the potential to provide actionable intelligence to humans, helping them make critical decisions in real-time. While they are not meant to replace human law enforcement entirely, they can certainly fill in the blind spot and provide an additional layer of protection for our communities. As technology continues to evolve, it will be exciting to see how these robots continue to shape the future of public safety.

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intelligence and the only way to gain actual intelligence is through eyes and ears Stacy Stephens former police officer who co-founded the company in 2013 after the tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary school because night scopes robots don't replace human law enforcement but rather these so-called fully autonomous security data machines are meant to fill in the blind spot the humans will have to make the critical thinking decision they're the ones who have to be to be there to decide what to do and how to do that we provide the information we provide the hardware to put the sensors and the information that comes out of that through our software but the humans are a key element of that the secret sauce the sensor there are lots of them some specifically designed to keep the robots from accidentally running into people or overfeeding crowd each of our machines actually navigates through life coincidentally very similar to a human being we have five senses that we use to go through each and every day of our lives our robots have five centers that it uses to navigate as well the first one is a lidar so if you look at the top of the machine you see the little disc on top we've got over 16 lasers 16 lasers in that we have another five lasers throughout the machine and they're spinning around and recording a three-dimensional map every 20 milliseconds so we're able to update a map every 20 milliseconds of our surroundings secondly we have ultrasonic sensors so we have proximity sensors similar from with on the back bumper of your car when something comes close we're able to tell that okay something's come here and I need to stop and not if the upper third we have GPS triangulating off of the satellites up in the sky fourth we have wheel odometry again borrowing from automotive technology we're calculating the distance that each wheel travels within that face and then ports we have an inertial measurement unit or IMU the IMU is deflecting your bone when you when you tilt the phone you can tell if it's accelerating or decelerating and so on and if you combine all five of those together now you have an incredibly accurate depiction of what is my space look like where am I in that space what is around main obstacle why and how do i navigate through it the robot spends all of the data it's collecting to the cloud and nightscope stores that data for as long as clients wish in some cases up to 15 years the robots which come in two models one for indoor use and one for outdoor use are available on a subscription basis night scoops plan started about seven dollars an hour for 24/7 surveillance which amounts to about sixty two thousand dollars annually and include monthly software updates maintenance and remote assistance from the companies more than 2,000 technician nightscope sees potential for its robots just about everywhere among those already using them are Microsoft the Sacramento Kings and NBC Universal in total Mexico plans to roll out these security bugs to 16 cities across five states by the end of the year Ohstep away from the machine down we've been hearing about security robots for decades now but they're finally a reality this is the night scope and it rows around public and private places searching for intruders we obviously had a lot of questions about it though is it safe around people are there privacy concerns and will it replace human guard chances are you haven't heard of night scope a security startup founded way back in 2013 but it won't be long before you come face-to-face with one of its creation their 400-pound six foot tall autonomous security robots that Rove parking lot aisles the hallways of office campuses sports stadia employees and shopping malls on the prowl for suspicious activity there's only seven hundred plus thousand sworn women and men protecting our streets and that's at the federal state and local level the math doesn't pencil you can't do that so what's the actual problem the actual problem is that we don't have actionable intelligence and the only way to gain actual intelligence is through eyes and ears Stacy Stephens former police officer who co-founded the company in 2013 after the tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary school because night scopes robots don't replace human law enforcement but rather these so-called fully autonomous security data machines are meant to fill in the blind spot the humans will have to make the critical thinking decision they're the ones who have to be to be there to decide what to do and how to do that we provide the information we provide the hardware to put the sensors and the information that comes out of that through our software but the humans are a key element of that the secret sauce the sensor there are lots of them some specifically designed to keep the robots from accidentally running into people or overfeeding crowd each of our machines actually navigates through life coincidentally very similar to a human being we have five senses that we use to go through each and every day of our lives our robots have five centers that it uses to navigate as well the first one is a lidar so if you look at the top of the machine you see the little disc on top we've got over 16 lasers 16 lasers in that we have another five lasers throughout the machine and they're spinning around and recording a three-dimensional map every 20 milliseconds so we're able to update a map every 20 milliseconds of our surroundings secondly we have ultrasonic sensors so we have proximity sensors similar from with on the back bumper of your car when something comes close we're able to tell that okay something's come here and I need to stop and not if the upper third we have GPS triangulating off of the satellites up in the sky fourth we have wheel odometry again borrowing from automotive technology we're calculating the distance that each wheel travels within that face and then ports we have an inertial measurement unit or IMU the IMU is deflecting your bone when you when you tilt the phone you can tell if it's accelerating or decelerating and so on and if you combine all five of those together now you have an incredibly accurate depiction of what is my space look like where am I in that space what is around main obstacle why and how do i navigate through it the robot spends all of the data it's collecting to the cloud and nightscope stores that data for as long as clients wish in some cases up to 15 years the robots which come in two models one for indoor use and one for outdoor use are available on a subscription basis night scoops plan started about seven dollars an hour for 24/7 surveillance which amounts to about sixty two thousand dollars annually and include monthly software updates maintenance and remote assistance from the companies more than 2,000 technician nightscope sees potential for its robots just about everywhere among those already using them are Microsoft the Sacramento Kings and NBC Universal in total Mexico plans to roll out these security bugs to 16 cities across five states by the end of the year Ohstep away from the machine down we've been hearing about security robots for decades now but they're finally a reality this is the night scope and it rows around public and private places searching for intruders we obviously had a lot of questions about it though is it safe around people are there privacy concerns and will it replace human guard chances are you haven't heard of night scope a security startup founded way back in 2013 but it won't be long before you come face-to-face with one of its creation their 400-pound six foot tall autonomous security robots that Rove parking lot aisles the hallways of office campuses sports stadia employees and shopping malls on the prowl for suspicious activity there's only seven hundred plus thousand sworn women and men protecting our streets and that's at the federal state and local level the math doesn't pencil you can't do that so what's the actual problem the actual problem is that we don't have actionable intelligence and the only way to gain actual intelligence is through eyes and ears Stacy Stephens former police officer who co-founded the company in 2013 after the tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary school because night scopes robots don't replace human law enforcement but rather these so-called fully autonomous security data machines are meant to fill in the blind spot the humans will have to make the critical thinking decision they're the ones who have to be to be there to decide what to do and how to do that we provide the information we provide the hardware to put the sensors and the information that comes out of that through our software but the humans are a key element of that the secret sauce the sensor there are lots of them some specifically designed to keep the robots from accidentally running into people or overfeeding crowd each of our machines actually navigates through life coincidentally very similar to a human being we have five senses that we use to go through each and every day of our lives our robots have five centers that it uses to navigate as well the first one is a lidar so if you look at the top of the machine you see the little disc on top we've got over 16 lasers 16 lasers in that we have another five lasers throughout the machine and they're spinning around and recording a three-dimensional map every 20 milliseconds so we're able to update a map every 20 milliseconds of our surroundings secondly we have ultrasonic sensors so we have proximity sensors similar from with on the back bumper of your car when something comes close we're able to tell that okay something's come here and I need to stop and not if the upper third we have GPS triangulating off of the satellites up in the sky fourth we have wheel odometry again borrowing from automotive technology we're calculating the distance that each wheel travels within that face and then ports we have an inertial measurement unit or IMU the IMU is deflecting your bone when you when you tilt the phone you can tell if it's accelerating or decelerating and so on and if you combine all five of those together now you have an incredibly accurate depiction of what is my space look like where am I in that space what is around main obstacle why and how do i navigate through it the robot spends all of the data it's collecting to the cloud and nightscope stores that data for as long as clients wish in some cases up to 15 years the robots which come in two models one for indoor use and one for outdoor use are available on a subscription basis night scoops plan started about seven dollars an hour for 24/7 surveillance which amounts to about sixty two thousand dollars annually and include monthly software updates maintenance and remote assistance from the companies more than 2,000 technician nightscope sees potential for its robots just about everywhere among those already using them are Microsoft the Sacramento Kings and NBC Universal in total Mexico plans to roll out these security bugs to 16 cities across five states by the end of the year Oh\n"