Robot guard dog technology unveiled in Ferndale
Next time you're out for a walk in Ferndale, you just might see a robotic dog.
Robotic Assistance Devices, based in Ferndale, unveiled RADDOG, a robot guard dog, Wednesday afternoon.
The artificial intelligence-based "canine device" can be "autonomously dispatched," according to a company news release. It was built for the security and property management industries, and can guard against intruders.
“RADDOG is so much more functional than the other robot dogs that have been announced,” said Steve Reinharz, CEO of RAD and its parent company AITX. “RADDOG has been purpose-built to coexist and communicate with other RAD stationary and mobile robotic solutions."
RAD demonstrated how it electronically and autonomously dispatches a RADDOG to follow and pursue a suspected trespasser.
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The company also demonstrated firearm detection technology, which can be used in schools, a 180-degree digital camera and security detection devices that aim to deter trespassing.
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