Had you asked me 10 years ago, or even five, if SDM would ever feature an article about drones and robots as its cover story, my answer would have been “not likely.” Yet here we are, with “Is it Time for Security Drones & Robots?” as this month’s lead article. Security integrators are indeed interested in these technologies and identifying many uses for them within their security world.
“If you were to poll security systems integrators across the country, you would probably find few if any that are selling or promoting drones and robots as a solution or a means of profit. You’d be wrong, however, to assume there is little to no interest in the technologies by the security community,” states SDM’s Associate Editor Tim Scally in the article that begins on page 66.