Startup Knightscope ready to operate the robot guards man-sized

At this weekend's quartet of 135-kilogram robot guards patrol the area near the Microsoft campus in Silicon Valley (building №1). It looked like a picture out of a science fiction movie, but it really is - a reality. The patrol did not come across obstacles, successfully avoiding garbage cans, walls and other objects that interfere with movement.

Thus the robots look quite nice, although quite strictly. A team of robots - the first copies of robotic patrol from startup Knightscope . The model of the robot, which now runs on Silicon Valley, called K5. Now built for 7 copies, and 4-robot patrol will be made in addition to the end of the year.

Purpose patrol robot - destroy all humans to maintain order in the streets. If the machine evaluates a person's behavior as abnormal, the robot makes a report to a remote facility. To navigate in the environment and to analyze the behavior of meeting people, robots are equipped with cameras, sensors, navigation equipment and electric motors. Also there are batteries and compute node. Total robot four high-resolution cameras (one on each side), one camera for license plate recognition, four microphones and a meteorological station (measuring atmospheric pressure, carbon dioxide levels and temperature). To communicate with each other and the data center is used in Wi-Fi, or wireless network operators. To the robot at any time the operator can connect.

There are tools in the robot and lasers to destroy men, complementary navigation system, and help avoid obstacles machines. If you need to patrol the desired area, the robot receives a base map, and begins to study the area, complementing the map.



Battery lasts for a day of work robot. In the future, robots will be able to recharge yourself using a special docking station.

By the way, robots can fend for themselves. No, they do not have weapons. But if a person begins to identify signs of aggression in relation to the robot, he will give a signal to the control center, and with repeated attacks include siren and send a new report. If a person sees a number of some accident, then you can click on the button at the top of the robot body, which will attract the attention of the operator.

The following year, the company will provide interested companies with their robots (which is already a lot). In addition, these machines are ideal for use on college campuses, malls and other public places.

Clearly, there is a problem and robots. If the machine gets stuck or fall, we have to enter into a deal outbound tech support. Independently solve such problems is not yet able to K5.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/241548/