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The future of the security industry visits Erfurt – the MDR was there

At first, nobody knew what the four-legged robot was all about. At the end of March, it was already out and about in Erfurt, with the press and private individuals speculating – both on websites and in social media: “Who does the robot belong to? And what is it doing in front of Erfurt Cathedral?” were the questions of the hour. Some users even suspected that it was checking whether demonstrators nearby in the vicinity were wearing their mouth-nose coverings correctly. Of course it was not – the robot was on a test tour with its human colleagues from CIBORIUS, who guided it down the cathedral steps by remote control. The photo above this press release was selected by the German Press Agency (dpa) as “Picture of the day”. The subsequent media response was correspondingly huge, with international newspapers and news portals picking up on the likeable photo. MDR was there when the four-legged robot was subsequently presented to the customer MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group.

The four-legged robot was developed and built by the US company Boston Dynamics. CIBORIUS has now brought it to Germany to offer its services throughout Europe to companies in many sectors. The chemical, automotive and logistics sectors are particularly interested. Their highly sensitive areas need reliable protection, which the four-legged robot provides: Thanks to the state-of-the-art technology on board, it can also detect what the human eye misses. What’s more, it does not fall ill and never has a bad day. Its use also creates more resources elsewhere – the flesh-and-blood colleagues can be deployed where more responsibility and human thinking are required.

The four-legged robot can – as in Erfurt – be accompanied by human colleagues or be used completely autonomously for security and property protection. It has also demonstrated its measuring skills on oil rigs and even in Chernobyl. CIBORIUS equips it with the appropriate software and hardware for its applications. This includes thermal imaging cameras as well as highly sensitive sensors. Robots are a great opportunity for the security industry – and this deployment of the four-legged robot in Erfurt will certainly not be the last.

Press coverage

• • The article by MDR (with video):
    https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/thueringen/mitte-thueringen/erfurt/laufroboter-spot-boston-dynamics-wachschutz-100.html
  • Video: The four-legged robot in the MDR Thüringen Journal (from 19:48)
    https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/mdr-thueringen-journal/mdr-thueringen-journal/mdr-thueringen/Y3JpZDovL21kci5kZS9iZWl0cmFnL2Ntcy83YTRiMzU1Yy01OTAwLTQ0YTUtOGVlZS0zYjEwNmNmMTE1MmI/

International media

• • Korea: https://news.v.daum.net/v/20210420233744558
  • Czech Republic: https://multimedia.ctk.cz/foto/index?documentID=61694090&select-continue=1
  • Spain (click right, 4th picture): https://www.semana.com/galerias/articulo/las-imagenes-mas-impactantes-de-la-tercera-semana-de-abril/202121/
  • Hong Kong: https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/3441770-ap-news-digest-2-p-m-56
  • UK: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/20/pictures-day-dazzling-display-tulips-east-anglia/spot-robot-dog-like-movements-draws-heat-realdog-cathedral-square/
  • USA, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (print, page 12): https://issuu.com/dmsgroup/docs/04-21-2021
  • USA The Daily Standard: https://www.dailystandard.com/world_pictures/index.php?pict_id=31686

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