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Real estate investment and operating company Unico Properties has added a member to its security team in downtown Portland: a 5-foot, 5-inch, 420-pound (ASR). The ASR began patrolling the perimeter of the U.S. Bancorp Tower鈥檚 parking structure earlier this month.

Unico鈥檚 ASR is the first to operate downtown. Nicknamed 鈥淩ob,鈥� it provides continuous monitoring and surveillance for the security officers inside the U.S. Bancorp Tower.

One of the newest innovations in property security

Manufactured by California-based Knightscope,聽Rob is one of the newest innovations in property security. Rob is equipped with: video surveillance of 4K quality and 360-degree visibility, thermal imaging to detect potential threats, two-way intercom capabilities to support dialogue between individuals and Unico鈥檚 on-site security officers, an amplified speaker for alert broadcasting as necessary, license plate recognition technology to monitor unwanted vehicles around the garage, and Be On the Look Out (BOLO) alerts that prompt notifications when banned individuals are on-site.

Rob is the latest investment Unico has made to ensure the safety of tenants, visitors and employees in Portland鈥檚 largest office building. The existing security platform at the U.S. Bancorp Tower includes more than 200 cameras, which offer 200 unique angles and provide the building鈥檚 security officers extensive surveillance capabilities.

Use of Knightscope鈥檚 robotics technologies, like those in Rob, have resulted in significant decreases in crime reports and citations, and an increase in arrests, according to the firm. Among Knightscope鈥檚 initial tasks for Rob was completing a site assessment of the robot鈥檚 routes. Rob has since performed regular patrols around the parking structure.