Key Features and Mission

• The product: Ascento Guard is designed as a hybrid robot with a combination of wheels and legs. This allows it to move quickly and overcome obstacles such as stairs.

• Mission: Enhance security and improve operational efficiency at large private properties (e.g., manufacturing facilities, data centers, power plants, pharmaceutical factories).

• Service Model: Offers robots on an hourly rental model with a “Robotics-as-a-Service” approach. This allows customers to avoid high initial costs.

• Technology: Ascento uses artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous navigation technologies to enable its robots to adapt to their environment and detect security threats.

Development of the company

• Founding: Ascento was founded by a team originating from ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). The founders have transformed their academic knowledge in robotics and engineering into a commercial product.

• Funding: The company raised $4.3 million in funding in 2023 and has won awards of CHF 150,000 from programs such as Venture Kick. These funds were used for product development and market expansion.

• Awards and Recognition: Ascento has been listed in Switzerland's "TOP 100 Startups" and has been recognized in prestigious competitions such as the WA De Vigier Stiftung.

Areas of Use

Ascento's robots are used particularly where continuous monitoring of large areas is required.

Examples:

• Production facilities

• Data centers

• Energy production sites

• Luxury goods warehouses

Highlights

• Flexibility: Robots can move quickly on flat surfaces and overcome obstacles such as stairs.

• Data Collection: Along with security patrols, it collects (quantitative) data about facilities, which provides operational insight to businesses.

• Security: Ascento attaches great importance to the security of customer data and is in the process of ISO 27001 certification.