Robot dogs are protecting data centers. Operators are seeing payoffs.

• AI is driving a historic buildout of massive data centers spanning dozens of acres.

• Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics see an opportunity to provide mobile security with robot dogs.

• Boston Dynamics said customers can see a payoff within 2 years.

It's not just humans. The robots are coming for dogs, too — and they could enter the red-hot space of securing AI data centers.

As companies pour billions into sprawling industrial campuses for cloud and AI computing, some data center operators are experimenting with four-legged bots — about the size of large dogs — that can patrol fences, inspect equipment, and flag any issues before they turn into costly outages...

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RSK: Although there is no widespread use of Robot Dogs in Data Centers, the ones that do have them are reaping the rewards. They are not totally replacing human guards but working in sync with them. More will follow.