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Knightscope K5 at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA

5-foot autonomous security patrol robot; 360-degree cameras, thermal imaging, license plate reading; deploys in outdoor spaces.

Knightscope K5 by Knightscope · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Security robots

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Knightscope K5 (Knightscope) operating in Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA. Status: ended.

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
undisclosed

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Knightscope K5 at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Knightscope K5
Company
Knightscope
Location
United States/Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA
Operator
Knightscope
Status
ended
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2023-01-01
ID
2dd66da9-f976-4d6c-9f5c-8b4002beb2b3

Timeline

  1. Jan 2023
    First recorded
    Knightscope K5 first documented operating at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Palo Alto Online: Robots deployed to protect and serve (2 K5 units at Stanford Shopping Center) · https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/08/09/robots-deployed-to-protect-and-serve/ · 2015-08-09
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: security_patrol

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the Knightscope K5 deployment at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA?
Knightscope K5, built by Knightscope, is recorded as a deployment at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA on the DEPLOY registry. Knightscope operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Knightscope K5 at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA?
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 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Knightscope K5 deployment at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Knightscope K5 deployment at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA?
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.

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