Against the record
K5 and other security robots, from Knightscope, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Delivered and paid for, beyond pilots. The latest milestone on its record is from 12 Aug 2026: 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.
This video comes from the maker's own channel, and makers show their robots at their best. The stage above comes from dated public records, not from the video.
From the video's description
In this excerpt from our Fireside Chat, our CEO William Santana Li makes the case that the U.S. robotics industry is still in its earliest stages — comparable to the hobbyist-era PC industry of the 1970s — and explains what needs to change. Rather than chasing expensive moonshots like bipedal humanoid robots, he lays out a practical policy fix: a national robotics strategy that requires federal departments and agencies to direct just 1% of their operating budgets toward commercially available robotics and automation. No new spending — just smarter use of existing budgets to solve the supply chain problem by creating real market demand. He's already drafted language for this proposal aimed at inclusion in the NDAA, and discusses the traction it's gaining in Congress and the administration. 🔹 Learn why demand — not funding — is the real bottleneck in robotics adoption 🔹 Hear the case…
Written by Knightscope, Inc. on YouTube.
