Esbjerg Airport has been piloting a two-wheeled jumping inspection robot within the framework of the DIOL project as part of the DIOL project´s pilot on Smart Surveillance of Logistics Hubs and Renewable Energy Infrastructure. The robot´s official name is Ascento Guard, but internally, the staff is looking for a new way to call it. Wall-E, Robocop and R2-D2 are among the proposals, as it looks like a mix of a spaceship and a Henry vacuum cleaner.
Security is the motivation for the test. The airport is surrounded by a ca eight kilometer fence, which is currently inspected manually several times a day to ensure that nobody can break into. The robot has various advantages: it can detect even small holes in the fence, send an alarm directly to the control team, activate two-way communication in the event of intruders and react to suspicious objects, e.g. a ladder or any other object standing against the fence. Furthermore, the software is programmed to learn continuously, and the more the robot is used, the better it becomes.
See article appeared in Danish newspaper Jydske VestkystenNy kollega siger ikke hej og gør noget, ingen andre gør i lufthavnen – men den mangler et navn.