As remote monitoring becomes more important than ever with the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, drones and robots become less of an ideal for the future, and more of a reality.
Drones and robots have always had sci-fi appeal. Even before the technologies were advanced enough to be very useful in security deployments, the interest was there — everyone wants to check out the new shiny toy. But today, as the COVID-19 pandemic proves how vital remote monitoring capabilities are, drones and robots are finally becoming a truly realistic, and incredibly valuable tool for security systems integrators.
“Drones and robots are becoming a part of our everyday activities at an exponential rate,” says Scott T. Crino, CEO of Red Six Solutions, a strategic advisory consulting firm out of Savage, Md. that has provided flight support for nearly every major drone test conducted by the U.S. Department of Defense in the past three years. “Every year, new hardware, software and services are available commercially to consumers that improve the reliability, usability and capabilities of unmanned systems that make them cheaper, easier to use and more effective.”