Robots could compensate for staff shortage in security patrolling while lowering the costs of operations, says Gamma 2 Robotics, a maker of security guard robots.
Robots could compensate for staff shortage in security patrolling while lowering the costs of operations, says Gamma 2 Robotics, a maker of security guard robots.
In the U.S., every night approximately one million person-hours are needed to fulfill “patrol and report” security plans, at an annual cost of about US$47,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These one million hours consist of dull, mentally fatiguing patrols, often in dimly lit, dirty environments. The tough conditions cause over 300 percent turnover in employment, creating a never-ending, revolving door of recruiting, hiring, training and assigning guards to a client’s post.
“This problem needs a new and innovative solution,” said Lew Pincus, CEO of Gamma 2 Robotics. “We believe security guard robots will help augment staffing shortages, high turnover and expense associated with recruiting, background screening, drug testing, uniforming and training security guards that are in the lowest end of the staffing requirement.”
Gamma 2 Robotics recently launched its latest security robot, RAMSEE. This self-driving mobile sensor platform can perform both autonomous patrols and human guided activities.
“RAMSEE is the world’s only artificially intelligent indoor autonomous security robot,” Pincus said. “It has been designed by security industry professionals for use as a force multiplier for security companies, integrators and end users. RAMSEE operates at a fraction of the cost of human labor and is designed to initially cover the dull, dirty and dangerous overnights shifts that are problematic to staff and often results in 100-300 percent turnover causing non-billable overtime when employees don’t show up for their post.”
“RAMSEE operates at a fraction of the cost of human labor and is designed to initially cover the dull, dirty and dangerous overnights shifts that are problematic to staff and often results in 100-300 percent turnover causing non-billable overtime when employees don’t show up for their post.”
-Lew Pincus, CEO, Gamma 2 Robotics
The robot comes with powerful command portal software that allows users to connect to one or an unlimited number of robots anywhere in the world. RAMSEE also has its own proprietary patent-pending indoor mapping software as well as proprietary patent-pending object recognition and change detection software.
RAMSEE is ideally suited for indoor use during the overnight shifts in inventory warehouses, distribution centers, retail malls, big box retailers and other single story buildings. The company plans its initial roll out in the U.S. but said it's seeing demand from every continent.