LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A robotic security dog is patrolling Madame Tussauds Wax Museum on the Las Vegas Strip as part of a growing deployment of high-tech security devices at airports, stadiums, businesses and homes across the country.
The device, called Drone Dog, functions as a mobile security camera that collects evidence with facial recognition, timestamps and location data that can be used in court.
“Think of it this way, a security camera that moves, and it’s collecting evidence, and it has your face, it has a timestamp, it knows where you were, and that evidence can be saved and used in a court of law,” Kurt George, vice president of Asylon Robotics, explained.
The robot is equipped with visual and thermal cameras, allowing it to see in the dark. It can walk, run and bark.
“If someone is where they’re not supposed to be, the dog can broadcast out live and say you’re in an unauthorized area. We are recording you and we will contact the police,” George said.
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Remote and on-site operation
The Drone Dog can be operated by a human on site through a video game controller or remotely from a robotic security operations center in Pennsylvania that operates robots around the world.
The device is deployed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where it patrols on NFL game days and throughout the week.
At Madame Tussauds, the robot protects wax figures that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each.
“The drone dog is deployed to protect those areas, both when someone is there, but also in the middle of the night when someone is not,” George said.
“The speed at which it moves is impressive,” Miguel Mundarain, a visitor from Miami, said.
“I think people think of it as being frightening, but in person it’s not frightening at all,” museum guest Rich Rinsma added.
George said more robots are coming.
“You’re going to see more and more robots… whether it is ground robots, aerial robots. We even have plans in the future for aquatic robots,” he said.
The robot dog is not purchased outright but is paid for per shift, like a human security guard, at about $30 per patrol.
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