Robots have become ubiquitous nowadays—from automated servers swiftly delivering food right to your table at restaurants, to robotic canines known as “Digidogs” returning to serve with the NYPD following a brief pause. You’ve got vacuuming bots like the Roomba keeping your floors spotless, coding tutors such as Cue helping your children learn programming skills, and all-purpose machines called Yarbos tackling most of your gardening chores. And when it comes to safeguarding your residence against intruders, yes, you guessed it—robots specialize in security tasks as well.
There are multiple options available for conventional home safety measures and
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To ensure the protection of your close family members, the idea of home safety robots and drones remains relatively novel, with fewer choices currently accessible. A few models can only be obtained through waiting lists as businesses introduce their products to select groups initially. However, we anticipate this scenario shifting over time, leading to an increase in the prevalence of such equipment in households shortly.
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Firms similar to Knightscope provide advanced security robots for purchase at quite a premium price. These machines are engineered to patrol expansive areas, including shopping centers and university grounds. Equipped with various functionalities, they include thermal imaging capabilities to detect fires or individuals lurking in dark spots, continuous surveillance through video recordings, and the ability to record license plates.
What features make a robot more capable of safeguarding your home compared to traditional methods?
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With sensors and cameras? The key distinction for robots and drones lies in their ability to move around, enabling them to gather additional intelligence about activities within your home.
Currently, nothing fully replaces the combined effectiveness of security cameras and motion detectors, yet these innovative new gadgets certainly elevate monitoring capabilities. Although the features of domestic robots are expected to multiply significantly in the next few years, if you enjoy embracing cutting-edge technology early on, consider looking into the subsequent three items.
1. Amazon’s Astro
One of the most significant developments in the world of home robots is Amazon’s recently launched assistant robot called Astro, named after The Jetsons’ family dog. For those acquainted with Amazon’sEcho lineup, think of this as an enhanced version of Echo Show complete with wheels. Besides playing tunes, making video calls, setting reminders, and offering functionalities typical of Echo and Alexa devices, Astro brings added convenience through its ability to move around your house and improve connectivity within your home security framework.
In terms of home security, Astro excels with its capability to employ machine learning for mapping out your living space—note that only one 3,500-square-foot floor plan can be saved in its database simultaneously—and identifying family members via facial recognition technology. After setting this up and teaching Astro about the house layout as well as recognizing faces within the household, it will alert you when an unknown individual is detected. Essentially, it acts like both your eyes and ears.
The Astro can integrate with the Ring Protect Pro. It serves as an extra (portable) camera for your setup.
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And you have the option to store videos in your Ring’s cloud storage. Furthermore, if you’ve configured your Astro with Alexa Guard, it can recognize the sounds of a smoke detector or broken glass and notify you about the activity.
The Astro includes several additional home safety features not linked to security threats. For instance, it can locate you indoors to alert you about a kitchen timer (perfect for preventing fires!). Additionally, when you’re away from home, it can monitor an unwell or senior relative.
While the cost certainly adds up being above $1,500, you might consider it justified because of the Astro’s uniqueness and practicality.
2. Ring’s Constantly Present Camera
This cutting-edge drone camera from Ring elevates the mobile concept significantly. Intended exclusively for use when you’re away from home, the Always Home drone navigates your premises searching for irregularities and suspicious activities.
Similar to the Astro, this device can only track activity on a single level at once, typically the ground floor for many households. To begin using it, you walk around with it to establish an initial route. It allows you to schedule patrols to specific areas like a back door, kitchen, or other sections within your house periodically. Additionally, remote access lets you verify whether you may have forgotten to close the backdoor or turn off the oven.
While you’re monitoring, you can control it via your mobile device and have it pause and hover, or zoom closer to get a better look. Those capabilities alone make for a pretty robust home monitoring system.
3. Scout by Moorebot
If you’re not prepared for the cost associated with a high-end robot like Astro, this smaller option could be perfect for you. Consider it an introductory step into the world of robotics. By checking out their promotional video, you’ll notice how this nifty gadget can handle monitoring tasks, but also serves as fun amusement for your feline friends!
It works seamlessly with Alexa, Google Home, and Apple’s Siri, making it simple to incorporate into your current setup. This device enhances your home security as another (portable) monitoring option, complete with features like facial recognition and pet detection. Although its floor plan mapping isn’t quite as advanced compared to competitors, its compact design and cost make it an accessible entry point into such technology without requiring significant investment.
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If you’re concerned about privacy because these devices listen in, they each have an easy switch that allows you to turn them off instantly. Furthermore, you can establish restricted areas where they won’t operate at all and fully manage how much space they monitor.
Final Thoughts
These domestic robots surely offer an element of novelty—the Astro has the capability to entertain your visitors by responding to queries and playing their song requests. When considering
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While these devices indeed provide the advantage of monitoring what’s happening even when you’re absent, if you question whether they are essential, our answer would likely lean towards saying no. However, having additional sets of eyes and ears keeping an eye on your loved ones and property can’t really hurt. Furthermore, once Astro gives you a wink or delivers your favorite drink, you may find yourself completely won over.
From Anthony Travaglia, Former Law Enforcement Officer and Home Safety Specialist:
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