Safety
A K5 robot at Stanford Shopping Center in California collided with a toddler, who got a bruised leg. Knightscope called it an accident and apologised.
A crash, recall, injury or investigation
What the source says
“collided with a toddler in a Silicon Valley mall”
What it means
K5 and other security robots, from Knightscope, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Safety events don't move a stage on their own, but they stay on the robot's record.
Human help: The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
More on K5 and other security robots
- In its quarterly filing, Knightscope warned there is substantial doubt it can keep going as a business without raising more money (a going-concern warning).
- Knightscope reported $9.0 million of revenue for April to June 2026, up 228% on a year earlier, helped by the guard company it bought. It said it serves 434 clients in 42 states.
- Knightscope said a prototype of its new K7 security robot had passed an early design review.
- Knightscope bought Event Risk LLC, a human security guard company, for about $18 million. It now runs as Knightscope Security Force.
- Knightscope's shares began trading on the Nasdaq stock market under the ticker KSCP, after a Regulation A+ share sale to the public.