Safety
The SF SPCA said its Knightscope robot was knocked over and smeared with barbecue sauce.
A crash, recall, injury or investigation
What the source says
“The SPCA told TechCrunch it had been knocked over and someone had smeared BBQ sauce on it in early March.”
What it means
Security patrol robots, from Knightscope, and others, 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 Security patrol robots
- Knightscope's quarterly filing said its finances raise substantial doubt about whether it can keep operating.
- New York City announced a trial of the Knightscope K5 alongside other police robots.
- About 80 to 90 Knightscope robots were under contract in the US, as the company prepared to list its shares.
- TechCrunch recalled earlier incidents in which one Knightscope robot drove into a pool of water and another collided with a toddler.
- The SF SPCA animal shelter removed its Knightscope robot after San Francisco ordered it to stop operating on the sidewalk without a permit or face a $1,000-a-day fine.
- Knightscope was founded by William Santana Li, a former Ford executive.