Innovation for Retail Surveillance Demands Smart Storage - Quantum
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Pan and Tilt ( rapid mechanical pointing and panning ) function allows for rapid mechanical pointing to ensure reliable tracking of a moving object . An authorized remote user is able to change the robot ’ s patrolling route , control its PTZ camera , and switch on the alarm signal on the robot . The user interface software allows several mobile robots to be managed while operating within the same secured site .
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Innovation for Retail Surveillance Demands Smart Storage - Quantum
By Wayne Arvidson
The line of SMP S5 Security Robots Include :
• Security Guard Robot
• Security Patrol Robot
• Security Surveillance Robot
• Robot for Thermal Image Inspection
• Security Robot with Solar Power
• Gas Lead Inspection Robot
• Area and Perimeter Gas Monitoring Robot
• Robot Virtual Presence
• Automatic License Plate Recognition Mobile System
• Mosquito Control Robot
• Bird Control Robot
• Multi-Robot Control System
SMP Robotics Corporation , which began in 2009 , is a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots , headquartered in California , with offices in Europe and Asia .
Today , the company offers more than a dozen models of robots for various purposes , has its own assembly plant , research and development center and large distribution network . SMP Robotics holds more than ten patents in the field of mobile robotics .
By collecting data from multiple sources throughout retail : mobile devices , guest wireless , POS devices , RFID , video , and others , they can track traffic count , shrink , conversion , time spent , dwell time and more , this data can be stored and analyzed , so retailers can make data-driven business decisions .
Retail is undergoing a transformation . Technology disruption and changing customer demographics , shopping preferences and behaviors are driving retailers to adapt .
That ’ s not new - retail has been about serving the customer , and the successful retailers always have found innovative ways to do that . But what do surveillance and data storage have to do with innovation in retail today ? Safety and loss prevention are a good place to start .
In-store video surveillance serves to protect shoppers , to prevent theft , and to help prosecute offenders if a crime is committed . Unfortunately , items are stolen , and theft costs retailers billions . According to a recent National Retail Federation ( NRF ) survey , inventory shrink cost the U . S . retail economy $ 45.2 billion in 2015 , and over 48 % of retailers who were surveyed reported an increase in inventory shrinkage .
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