Overview
The original Ascento was a 2019 ETH Zurich wheel-legged robot that could jump and roll down stairs. The spin-off turned it into Ascento Guard, an outdoor security patrol robot with 8+ hours of runtime and autonomous charging. It is the most commercially deployed wheel-legged biped in Europe, but it is only offered as a service to site operators.
- Type
- Biped robot · Wheel-legged balancers
- Maker
- Ascento (ETH Zurich spin-off, Switzerland)
- Released
- 2023
- Price
- Not for sale
- Status
- Not for sale (research)
- Best for
- Professionals & labs
- Programming
- No programmability
Price and shipping
Robotics-as-a-Service security contracts only
Shipping: Not for sale. Available only as a managed security service, mainly in Europe. There is no consumer or research purchase path.
Specifications
| Category | Bipeds · Wheel-legged balancers |
|---|---|
| Released | 2023 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Availability | Not for sale (research) |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Built-in autonomy | Task-level · Carries out multi-step jobs on its own, such as inspections, deliveries or chores |
| LLM support | None · Sold only as a security service, no public SDK or LLM features. |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Camera |
| Actuators | Unknown |
| Audio | Unknown |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Balance type | Wheel balance |
| Height | Not published |
| Weight | Not published |
| Compute | Not published |
| Speed | Walking pace (autonomous patrol) |
| DOF | Not published |
| Sensors | Thermal, RGB and infrared cameras, navigation sensors |
| Balance | Two-wheel inverted-pendulum balancing on jumping, shock-absorbing legs, descended from ETH's 2019 Ascento research robot. |
| SDK | None public (fleet app and reports for customers) |
Common questions
How much does Ascento Guard cost?
Not for sale. Robotics-as-a-Service security contracts only.
Can Ascento Guard be bought today?
No. It was never sold to the public.
Who makes Ascento Guard?
Ascento Guard is made by Ascento (ETH Zurich spin-off, Switzerland). It came out in 2023.
Can Ascento Guard be programmed?
No programmability. None public (fleet app and reports for customers).
Does Ascento Guard have AI chat or LLM support?
None. Sold only as a security service, no public SDK or LLM features.
Ratings & reviews
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