The Increase in Security Needs
Since 2020, Europe has witnessed a general increase in property-related offences, including a 23.5% increase in theft, a 11.9% increase in burglary, and a 13.2% increase in robbery. At the same time, the security industry is facing structural workforce shortages.
The result: security teams are expected to cover more risk with fewer people.
Traditional approaches are falling short:
- Hiring more guards increases cost linearly
- Static systems such as cameras lack physical presence
- Night shifts and large perimeters are more difficult to cover consistently
The result is a growing gap between rising security risks and limited human resources.
Robotic Security Addresses the Market Gap
Robotic Security is not a replacement for guards, but rather a system designed to solve one specific problem: maintaining consistent, scalable patrol coverage without increasing headcount.
They do so by taking over the repetitive, resource-intensive work of physical patrolling. Consequently, human guards can focus on the decisions and responses that only they can make.
In practice, this means that security robots:
- Patrol predefined routes autonomously
- Monitor access points and perimeters continuously
- Alert human operators when something requires their attention
This allows security teams to:
- Maintain coverage even with limited staff
- Focus human effort on incident response, not routine patrols
- Extend protection to areas that are otherwise difficult to monitor consistently
Security robots are already deployed in environments where consistent coverage is required but difficult to maintain with human guards alone:
- Campuses and office buildings
- Warehouses and distribution centers
- Healthcare and pharmaceutical facilities
- Airports and critical infrastructure sites
These locations share the common challenge of requiring reliable 24/7 patrol coverage over large and complex areas.
How Ascento Guard Addresses the Challenge
Security robots are often designed for versatility across different environments, but this often limits their reliability in large, outdoor sites where consistent patrol coverage is most difficult.
Ascento Guard is built specifically for outdoor security operations, requiring a reliable system that works in all weather, times, and terrains. With such focus, Ascento directly addresses the challenge of maintaining reliable patrol coverage in environments where human resources are most limited.
In practice, the specialization in large, outdoor areas enables:
- All-terrain & efficient mobility: Ascento Guard uses a wheel-leg system that allows it to navigate wherever a bike can go, including: uneven ground, small outdoor obstacles (such as steps), and tight spaces. Thanks to this versatile design coupled with a very effective drive train, Ascento Guard can patrol for more than 8h - a full human shift - wherever a person might go.
- Autonomous patrols with full audit log: Ascento Guard fully autonomously executes these patrols and generates immediate alarms when something is detected, creates a full patrol report of everything detected, offers video recordings depending on data privacy configurations and continuously streams live footage. Every patrol is logged, providing data on coverage, detections, and response times. This allows security teams to verify performance and improve operations over time.
- Super human detection capabilities: Ascento Guard sees what a human sees, and more. By combining 360-degree visual coverage with advanced thermal imaging, the system identifies potential threats and temperature anomalies alike. This combination ensures consistent, high-performance detection, even in rain, fog, or low light.
- Robot-human collaboration: When an unusual event is detected, the robot sends an alert to the security operations center (SOC), an existing alarm management system or directly to an intervention team - whatever the client’s operating procedures are, such that trained security professionals can then orchestrate the intervention using teleoperation and bi-directional audio of the robot in combination with other systems without the need for constant physical presence on-site.
Ascento Guard is not positioned as a replacement for security teams, but as a tool to extend their reach. By combining autonomous patrols with human oversight, Ascento provides a practical way to scale security operations without increasing complexity or costs.
This directly addresses the core challenge: maintaining reliable security coverage despite limited human resources.
