John Hassard Interviewed by CNN on Security Robots
CNN's Graham Hurley spoke with security expert John Hassard about the growth in popularity of robots for both security and surveillance. Mr. Hassard stressed that robots are not a standalone solution, but rather serve as one component of a comprehensive security program tailored to an organization's needs.
John Hassard, a loss prevention and security expert with Robson Forensic, says the greatest strength of security robots is their ability to serve as a highly customizable extension to an existing security system.
“One would assume these are not entry level products, so if someone buys these, they already have a pretty good camera system that they’ve optimized reasonably,” he said. “This extends that. It makes that camera system more valuable.”
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Hassard also believes security operations can cut down on the number of guards they deploy with these devices as long as a location already has effective surveillance infrastructure in place.
“You could cut down the number of security officers working, replacing them with this,” he said. “By default, this thing doesn’t take breaks, doesn’t fall asleep, and you absolutely know what its responses are going to be.”
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