Assa Abloy and Boston Dynamics team up to give Spot, the robot dog, the ability to patrol and enter secured areas through a Bluetooth-supported HID access panel.
Assa Abloy, the major Swedish conglomerate that owns a whole lot of door and security companies like August Home and the non-US version of Yale, is partnering with Boston Dynamics to build a new digital door access system that enables Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots autonomous entry into secured areas. The two intend to make it easier for companies to implement a robot security dog that can patrol buildings unfettered inside and outside.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has been equipped with digital access credentials that use Bluetooth to communicate with Assa Abloy’s HID-branded Signo readers, making it easy for the bots to pass through auto-opening doors. No need to tap a paw on the panel. Some companies like Asylon Robotics built their own custom Spot “DroneDog” that can also enter secured areas. But Assa Abloy has one of the world’s largest install bases of door access systems already.
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