Posted on: February 6, 2023, 11:40h. 

Last updated on: February 6, 2023, 11:40h.

A 450-pound autonomous robot has joined the security team at Henderson, Nev.’s M Resort Spa Casino. It’s called “M Bot.”

The robot looks like something appearing in the “Star Wars” movie or the 1960s classic TV show “Lost in Space.”

Equipped with 50 sensors and cameras, M Bot complements the large human security department already patrolling the casino grounds.

It can go anywhere on the gaming property, including parking areas.

One of its unique features is that if someone needs immediate help, they can press a button located on the robot. It connects them instantly to a security dispatcher.

The dispatcher can speak to the guest via an intercom, also on the robot. Also, the robot can record what happens around it.

It’s all in the spirit of making the guests feel more secure,” Patrick Durkin, M Resort’s vice president of marketing, recently told KVVU, a local TV station.

The robot will stop if a person or motor vehicle gets in its path. It can also speak such words as “excuse me,” “hello,” “step away,” “welcome” — as well as “authorities have been notified,” KVVU reported.

M Bot lasts some 22 hours a day on a full charge. It returns to a charging station when it needs the charge.

It is believed to be the first robot found in Clark County that regularly is out on patrol at a casino.

But robots are seen in other uses at casinos, entertainment spaces, and restaurants.

Strip Club Robot

Last month, Las Vegas’s Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club was patrolled by a massive 4.4-ton robot during CES weekend.

Called Mech “The Bot” Johnson, it had the dual role of a bouncer/security guard.

The robot was 15-feet tall and weighed 8,800 pounds.

The machine was controlled in conjunction with security at the Sapphire.

Oklahoma Robot Servers

Last year, Oklahoma’s Choctaw Casino & Resort was the latest gaming property to automate some serving tasks in its restaurant.

A total of three robots brought food and drinks to guests’ tables and returned dirty dishes to the kitchen after a meal.

The high-tech robots use artificial intelligence (AI) and are equipped with 13 cameras.

“They go for 15 hours on a four-hour charge,” Harold Johnson, regional director for food and beverage for Choctaw Casino, told KTEN, a local TV station.

The robots also can speak more than 80 languages and even sing “Happy Birthday” to guests celebrating at the casino.

Here is how they work. To direct the robot to a table with a freshly cooked meal, a restaurant worker will indicate the table number on a screen and then press the “go” button. The robot then heads to the table.

In many cases nationwide, the new technology is being employed because of a shortage of workers willing to take on jobs.