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Knightscope K5

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

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Manufacturer
Knightscope
Form factor
security_patrol
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
9

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Key facts

Type

Autonomous security robot for outdoor patrol

Use case

Malls, corporate campuses, hospitals

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Not disclosed
Price
$5K (actual sale price)as of 2022-01-01
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

Monthly subscription

$5,110 USDactual sale priceas of 2022-01-01

Source: Knightscope IPO press / marketing -- widely reported $7/hour 'Machine as a Service' starting rate at time of Knightscope's NASDAQ IPO (Jan 2022, ticker KSCP); $7/hr × 24 hr × 365 days = $61,320/yr ($5,110/month); rate reported in Axios, Business Insider, The Verge; Knightscope's own marketing cited the hourly rate as a per-unit cost model versus traditional security guard employment costs

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2022

Deployments (9)

Knightscope K5 on the deployment map

Where Knightscope K5 is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.

Recent activity

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Safety record

3 incidents on record. Most recent: Oct 2019.

Severity not classified
3
other
1
malfunction
1
injury
1

Most recent: Oct 2019

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Incidents affecting Knightscope K5 (3)

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Sources (1)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightscope

Common questions

What is Knightscope K5?
5-foot autonomous security patrol robot; 360-degree cameras, thermal imaging, license plate reading; deploys in outdoor spaces.
How much does Knightscope K5 cost?
Knightscope K5 is listed at $5,110 (monthly subscription) on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
Knightscope IPO press / marketing -- widely reported $7/hour 'Machine as a Service' starting rate at time of Knightscope's NASDAQ IPO (Jan 2022, ticker KSCP); $7/hr × 24 hr × 365 days = $61,320/yr ($5,110/month); rate reported in Axios, Business Insider, The Verge; Knightscope's own marketing cited the hourly rate as a per-unit cost model versus traditional security guard employment costs
Is Knightscope K5 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Knightscope K5 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Is Knightscope K5 autonomous or teleoperated?
Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Knightscope K5 performing Security monitoring autonomously, with no human in the loop.
Who makes Knightscope K5?
Knightscope K5 is made by Knightscope, based in Santa Clara, CA, founded in 2013.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: security_patrol

Sources by quality tier

1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Knightscope K5.

Recent coverage

Knightscope K5 in third-party press

Ohio robot cop retires after zero arrests - Fox News

Jun 26, 2026

Failing Robot Cop Company Knightscope Now Publishing Bizarre AI Slop Fan Fiction About Its Robots Solving Absurd Crimes - Futurism

Jun 24, 2026

Dublin discontinues police robot program - 10TV

Jun 24, 2026