Lowe’s is utilizing 400 pound robots to patrol parking heaps as a part of pilot program

{Hardware} big Lowe’s has deployed massive autonomous safety robots at a number of areas throughout the U.S. as a part of a pilot program.

Lowe’s has partnered with safety expertise firm Knightscope to deploy K5 robots at shops in Pennsylvania, California, Washington State, North Carolina, and Washington D.C., in keeping with Enterprise Insider.

The K5 robots stand roughly 5 toes tall and weigh round 400 kilos and have a prime velocity of three m.p.h. Lowe’s is testing using the robots to patrol parking heaps to reinforce security. The robots use a number of microphones, lidar, sonar, and wide-angle cameras to create 360 diploma excessive definition video protection. Something out of the abnormal is reported straight from the robotic to a Lowe’s safety monitoring crew.

The pilot program comes as many retailers are reporting an uptick in theft.