Robot Dogs Priced at $300,000 a Piece Are Now Guarding some of the Country’s Biggest Data Centers

Robot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centers

AI companies are turning to quadruped robots, better known as “robot dogs” for security solutions to protect their vast data centers.

AI Data Center Security Guards Are Not Human

As AI companies continue to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into buildouts of data centers, they’re looking for ways to keep their sprawling facilities secured around the clock — without having to pay a salary or manage shift changes multiple times a day (maximizing human employment is not a priority in the AI data center business.) As such, they’re turning to robot security guards, as Business Insider reports, especially Boston Dynamics’ p…

Data Centers Are Deploying $175,000 Robot Dogs for Security. Companies Say They're Worth It.

Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics make four-legged canines that patrol fences and sniff out faulty equipment.

Robot dogs are protecting data centers. Operators are seeing payoffs.

Boston Dynamics' robot quadruped, Spot, is being deployed at data centers, doing inspection and providing security.Boston DynamicsAI is driving a historic buildout of massive data centers spanning dozens of acres.Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics see an opportunity to provide mobile security with robot dogs.Boston Dynamics said customers can see a payoff within 2 years.It's not just humans. The robots are coming for dogs, too— and they could en…