Will TechnologyEliminateHuman SecurityGuards?by

47%In a separate study by Dr. Carl Frey of the

University of Oxford, Dr. Frey predicted

that work automation resulting from the

use of robots would put up to 47% of

existing US jobs at “high risk”.

The Economist wrote an article titled “The Future Of Jobs: TheOnrushing Wave“ focused on the role that technological innovationplays in eliminating jobs and on its effect on long-term employment.

WILL ROBOTSTAKE YOUR JOB?

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Telemarketers

Accountant and Auditors

Retai l Salespersons

0.89Technical Writers

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Real Estate Sales Agents

Word Processors and Typists

The probability robots will take your job in the next 20 yearsbased on The Economist article. 1=Certain

Although other researchers disagree with Dr. Fey’s

predictions, there are examples everywhere of what

an automated and/or robotic future could look like.

K O K O R O ’ SR O B O T I C

R E C E P T I O N I S T

As an example, Kokoro of Japan has introduced humanoid robots

that it believes can replace human receptionists in offices.

Although security guards are notincluded in The Economist's list ofjobs in danger of being lost to robots,it won’t be long before we see thefirst robotic security guards...

…oh wait that’s already happening.

The first robotic security guard in the United Kingdom

Patrols the headquarters of G4S in Gloucestershire

Part of a $12.2 million pilot project for the University

of Birmingham

M E E TB O B

The goal of the university’s

project is to place robots in

offices all over the globe.

MCP is short for The Vigilant Mobile Camera Platform

Developed by Dr. Louise Gunderson and Dr. Jim

Gunderson of Gamma 2 Robotics

Fulfills three high-level needs that a security guard

company would have for such a robot

M E E TM C P

Those three needs are:

1. Affordability

2. Autonomy

3. Reliability

A small robot being developed by Roambotics, Inc.

Geared toward the home security market

Able to learn to adapt to its surroundings using its

onboard sensors and by mapping the environment

M E E TJ U N I O R

According to Roambotics CEO and Co-founderScott Mentor, “…our software uses machinelearning to get smarter over time…”

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C O N C L U S I O NAlthough I do put value in the predictions of experts likeDr. Frey, I don’t see technology totally replacing humansecurity guards any time soon.

But what I do believe is that these technologies willbecome force multipliers for human security guards,allowing security guard companies the ability to domore with fewer human security guards.

Even a spokesperson for G4S stated that“Bob is not about replacing our security officers;the security officers are at the point of use.”

So rather than having 3 – 4 security guards

working a shift...

Companies may be able to reduce that number

to 1 guard and maybe 1 – 2 robots.

R e d u c et u r n o v e r

In addition to being great tools for human securityguards, using these technologies should also

allow security guard companies to:

I n c r e a s ew a g e s

I n c r e a s ep r o f i t m a r g i n s

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