# Knightscope K5 at Southern California, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `55d4325b-c509-4bd9-b8d1-52e5d21a9aff`

[Knightscope](/companies/knightscope.md) deployed K5 autonomous security robot in Southern California protecting employee parking.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-27_

- **Slug:** knightscope-k5-socal-2022
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Knightscope K5](/models/knightscope-k5.md) (id: `a9cd3b65-267c-4123-a9a9-37691fe3998b`)
- **Category:** [Security robots](/security-robots)
- **Company:** [Knightscope](/companies/knightscope.md) (id: `5b31719d-af79-40b4-80c9-5e3b5d49e289`)
- **Location:** [Southern California, USA](/locations/southern-california-usa.md) (id: `fc12e91e-422b-41a3-8936-1a9d2b5b0591`)
- **First seen:** 2022-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220316005436/en/Knightscope-Deploys-New-Autonomous-Security-Robot-in-Southern-California

## Common questions

### What is the Knightscope K5 deployment at Southern California, USA?

Knightscope K5, built by Knightscope, is recorded as a deployment at Southern California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Knightscope operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Knightscope K5 at Southern California, USA?

Knightscope, the manufacturer of Knightscope K5, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Knightscope K5 deployment at Southern California, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Knightscope K5 deployment at Southern California, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


_API: GET /v1/robots/55d4325b-c509-4bd9-b8d1-52e5d21a9aff · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=55d4325b-c509-4bd9-b8d1-52e5d21a9aff · canonical URL: /deployments/knightscope-k5-socal-2022_