At the 2024 Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Orlando, ASSA ABLOY unveiled its collaboration with Boston Dynamics’ security patrol robotic dog, Spot. Equipped with readers, Spot can patrol secured areas using Bluetooth-enabled credentials.
Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robots have quickly become the top dog among security professionals for performing autonomous patrols of property perimeters such as fence lines, exterior doors, and other critical assets located outside buildings.
Equipped with PTZ industrial video camera, thermal, and audio sensor payloads, Spot robots provide continuous monitoring, streaming live data back to command centers, freeing up valuable personnel to focus on other vital security duties. Until now, however, the word “autonomous” didn’t apply to Spot’s ability to open accessed-controlled doors easily.
With embedded digital access credentials that communicate via Bluetooth with Signo readers from HID, Spot can freely pass through compatible automated doors to patrol the exterior of facilities or to transit interior secured openings.
“As soon as Boston Dynamics presented us with the door access issue they were facing, we immediately jumped at the opportunity," said Angelo Faenza, head of digital access solutions at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas. "It’s such a natural fit and has been a thoroughly symbiotic and successful collaborative endeavor. Security solutions, after all, are what we’re all about. It’s always a pleasure and privilege to work with such an exciting technology innovator like Boston Dynamics.”
At GSX, attendees witnessed a live demo of Spot in action, hosted by Boston Dynamics and the ASSA ABLOY team. Spot opened and walked through doors, showcasing the seamless integration of ASSA ABLOY’s digital access technology with Boston Dynamics’ robotics.
Watch Spot in action here
