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# Knightscope HP RoboCop emergency button failed to summon police during a Huntington Park fight (2019)

Canonical ID: `458a53ae-d84c-473b-adcd-d9995f10b432`

- **Occurred:** 2019-10-01
- **Kind:** `other`
- **Status (derived):** active
- **Company:** [Knightscope](/companies/knightscope.md) (id: `5b31719d-af79-40b4-80c9-5e3b5d49e289`)

In October 2019 a Huntington Park, California woman tried to report a fight by pressing the emergency alert button on a Knightscope HP RoboCop security robot, but no help came; she later learned the button was not yet connected to the police department. A widely cited example of a deployed robot's safety feature not functioning as the public assumed.

## Sources (1)

1. **NBC News** · https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/security-robots-expand-across-u-s-few-tangible-results-n1272421

## Common questions

### What happened in Knightscope HP RoboCop emergency button failed to summon police during a Huntington Park fight (2019)?

In October 2019 a Huntington Park, California woman tried to report a fight by pressing the emergency alert button on a Knightscope HP RoboCop security robot, but no help came; she later learned the button was not yet connected to the police department. A widely cited example of a deployed robot's safety feature not functioning as the public assumed.

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on October 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### Who was involved in Knightscope HP RoboCop emergency button failed to summon police during a Huntington Park fight (2019)?

The incident is recorded as involving Knightscope on the DEPLOY registry. No specific robot model is linked to this incident in the registry.

### Has anyone responded to Knightscope HP RoboCop emergency button failed to summon police during a Huntington Park fight (2019)?

No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.

### What is the current status of Knightscope HP RoboCop emergency button failed to summon police during a Huntington Park fight (2019)?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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