Robot dogs are protecting data centers. Operators are seeing payoffs

>>it patrols fence lines, looking for holes in barriers, suspicious packages, intruders, and feeds video back into a control room... We know that the cost for a human guard is around $150,000,"

I thought that sounded suspiciously high for walking a perimeter. A quick search reveals that the average salary in the NE for 'security guards' - as of March 2026 - for most full-time positions paying between $32,500 and $39,600 annually.

Remember when they said data centers would still have security jobs?

Glad to see Black Mirror coming true with such speed and accuracy.