How Cobalt Robotics May Disrupt Security
While security robots have largely become a joke over the last few years, one organization, Cobalt Robotics, has raised $50+ million from top US VCs and is aiming to overcome such problems.
We spoke with Cobalt's CEO Travis Deyle to better understand their positioning, what they do differently vs companies that have struggled such as Knightscope, and their plans to scale up their business to become a major force in physical security.
Key *************** ** ***********
*** ****** ** ***** (****** *****), Knightscope *** ******* *** ********'* ********** of **** ******** ******** ***, **** Knightscope********** ** ******* ********* *** **** solvent.
**** ** **** ****** **** ** are ***** *************** ** ***** ******** and ******* **** *** ******* ***** Knightscope *** ***:
- ****** **** - *** ******* **** it ** ******** ** ******-****, ** outdoor *****, ** ****, ** ******, etc., ****** *** ********** ** ****** robots **** ******** *** ****** ********.
- "***** ******** *** ********": **** ****** ** ****** ******* is ****** ***** ********** ******** **** robots. ** ** *** '***** ** a *******', *** * **** ******** monitoring ******* **** **** ***** ****** are ********* ********* ***** *** ********** in ****-****. ***** **** ****, ***** and ******, ********** **** *********** **** their ****** ***** ****** *****:
- ** ********: ****** **** **** **** not ******* ******** ** **** ***** their ****** *** ***** **** *** marketing ** ******* ** ***** ***** not ** **** ****-**** *********, *.*., after *** ******* ***** ***.
- ************ ***********: *** ******* ** **** selling ** *** ** ********* *** up ***** ******** **** ** * few ************ *****, ** ****** ***** and ********** ** ********* ****** **** robots.
- ********** ***** ************: ****** *** ******** that **** *** ***** ********* ********* the **** ***** ****** *** **** projects (****** ** ****** ** * years ** ***** ***********) ** **** do *** ****** ******-**** ******* ******. This *** * *********** ******* *** Knightscope ************ *,***+ ****** ** ********** **** year*** ***** *** **** *** ***.
Analytics ********* (*** ***)
*** ***** ********* ****** ***, ** least, *** ***, ** ***** **-***** analytics / **. ****** ********* **** surveillance ******* *** ********* '****' ***** Cobalt's ****** **** *********** ********* *****-**. That's ********* **********, *.*., ******'* *** has * **.*. ** ******** *** previously ****** ** *******.
**** * ****** ******* **** ********, almost *** ** ***** ***** *** an ********* ******* ** *** **** sophisticated ********* (** ********** *** ********* VMD ****** ** ************ *******). ****, those ********* *** ********** **** ******'* response **** ** **** *** *********** take ****** ** ****** ** ********** activity ****** *****, * ***** *********.
**** ****** ********* **** * *** years *** ***** ************ ******* **** get ******* **** ** *** ********** ****** ** video ************. ** ***** ******* *** ******* and ***** '******' ****** ********, ** will ****** **** ********* **** ****** has *** ***.
Remote ******** / ********** ******* **** *********
*** ******* ****-**** ********* **** ****** might **** ** ***** **** ** evolve **** * ****** ******** / monitoring ******* **** ***** ** * threat ** ****** ********* *** ***** human ***** ********.
**** ******'* ******* *** *********** ******* inventors, **** **** * ****** ** scale ** ***** ****** ********** ****** to ********** ****** * ***** ******** provider. ***** ****** *** ** * core ********* ** ***** **, *** value **** ****** ** ******** ******** operations **** *********. ****** ***** ****** the ****** **** ******* ** ****** and ****** **** *** ***** ***** surveillance, ***.
*** *********** ***** ***** ******** ***** into ********** ********* ** **** ********** companies ******* ***** ******* *********? **** all *** ******* ** ****** ********* et **., ** ***** **** *********, like ******, **** * ****** ****.
Current ****** *********
****** ** ***** *****, **** *** company ************* **** ***** ******* ********** count ** ***** ** *** **** range ** *********** (***** ******* *** or ****). *******, ****** ******* ** have * ****** ****** ********** *** certainly ** ** * *** ****** financial ********,******* $** ******* ** **** ****.
*** ***, ****** ** **** ********** for **** *** ***** ************ ********* that **** ******* ********* ******* ***** hours. *** ****** *** ****** *** inside ** ***** ******* *** ******* a ******* ** ******** ******* *** security, **** ***** ****** *********. *** that, ****** ***** ******* ** *** $3 ** $** ***** *** ***** per *****.
** ** ****** **** *****, **** optimistically *** ****, ****** ****** ***** become * ***** ***** ** ******* applications, ***** *** **** *********** ********* in ***** ****** *** ** ****.
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******* ** *** ****** ******** ** cannot ****. *******, *** ****** **** have - (*) ********* ****** *** robots *** (*) **** ******* *** almost ********* **** ** ****** ****** successful ** *** **** ****. **** those *** ********, ** ***** **** company, ***** ******, *** * **** at ************* ************ *** ********* **** the ****-******** ***** *********.
**** ** ****** ** *** **** they *** *** ** ***** *****. COBALT ****** * **** ****** *** a *** *** *** *** ****.
* **** **** ****, ***** ****** at ***** ** *** *** *** expecting **. *** ****** ** **** in *** ***, *** **** ******** a **** ******* *****. ******* ** getting *** ***** ** *** *** elevators *** ******* **** ***** ****** platforms.
**** ******* *** *** ***'* **** add * **** ******* ****** ** disable * ********* ******** ******?
********, *** *** ** ******* *** the********* ****** ***...
** *** ***********, **** *** **** are ********** ****** * **** ******** service *** **** **** ******* *** I ** **** ******* **** ****** or ***** ****** * *** ** a *****.******** ** *****:
***** ****** **** ****'** **** ******** on ****** *****, * ******* ***'* all **** ** *** ** ******* unit:********* ***** ************ **** ********* ************ | ********* *******
**** ****, ******* *** ******* **** minimal ****** ** ********** ********* ****. This **** ** ******* ** *** direction, *** ****. *** ****** ****, the ****** ** **** *** **** more ********* ***** **** ***** ******* tank.
**** ****** *****, ******/****** *** *** go **** ******** ****** ******** **** to ******** ******** **. ** * think ** *** ** ******* ** am * ******* **** *** *** saying?
*** ****** ****** **** ******** ******⌔******** **** ** * ******** ****** camera *** ****** **** **** ***** Samsung ***°******. **** ****** ********* *** ********** traversal (******** ** ******) ****** ** line ** **** * *** ******.
** *** **** * ******* ******* give ** ****** ** ******** ***** of *****, ********* ** *** **** time.
**** ****** ** *** *** *** Cobalt:*********** ******* *** ***** (**-****): ************ 4K ** *** ****** - *******
**** ******. * *** ** *** in ** ********* ****** ***
** *** * **** **** ****** at *** ** *** ***** **** year *** *** ******** ****** ********** well. ** ******** ***** **** *** SOC ** **** *** *** ****** or ******** **** ****** ** ** addressed ** ******. ** ***** **** send *** ** *** ***** **** to ****** **.
**** ** ****** ****** *** *********** into *** ****** ******* ****** ** an ********/*******/********** ***** "***** **" ** the ****** **** *** ****** **** were *** **** **** **** **** (visual ************) *** **** *** ****** to *** **** **** **** *****. I **** ****** *** ***** ** stream **** **** *** *** ** at ***** ** ******** ******** **** our ***.
*** ***** *** ****** ******* **** sent **** ********, *** ******* *****-**********.