Registry/Security robots
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Security robots
DEPLOY tracks 9 makers (including Ascento, Cobalt AI, and Knightscope), 15 models, and 28 deployments on the record, most recently Argus S5.3 at Albuquerque, NM. Autonomous security patrol robots for indoor and outdoor perimeter monitoring.
Security patrol robots on DEPLOY operate in a constrained autonomy regime: fully autonomous indoor patrol (Knightscope K1, Cobalt Robotics, Seqsense SQ-2) versus operator-supervised teleoperation (RAD ROAMEO, OTSAW O-R3, SMP Robotics Argus). The load-bearing vvc axis is autonomous response capability: makers routinely over-claim incident-response autonomy; DEPLOY frames each platform's actual response loop (alert-to-human vs autonomous deterrent action). Public company status is a verification anchor: Knightscope is Nasdaq-listed (KSCP); Cobalt Robotics was acquired by Softbank in 2023 (lifecycle state load-bearing). Deployment models split between robot-as-a-service (Knightscope, Cobalt) and hardware sale (SMP Robotics, OTSAW).
Companies (9)
Featured by funding.
- Ascento
Zurich, Switzerland
- Cobalt AI
San Francisco, CA, USA
- Knightscope
Santa Clara, CA
- Micropolis Robotics
Dubai, UAE
- OTSAW Digital
Singapore
- RAD Robotics
Tel Aviv, Israel
- Robotic Assistance Devices
Ferndale, MI, USA
- SMP Robotics
San Francisco, California, USA
- Seqsense
Tokyo, Japan
Models (15)
View all →- Argus S5.3by SMP Roboticscommercial
- Argus S5.4by SMP Roboticscommercial
- Cobalt Robotby Cobalt AIcommercial
- K1 Hemisphereby Knightscopecommercial
- K1 Laserby Knightscopecommercial
- K7 Autonomous Security Robotby Knightscopecommercial
- Knightscope K3by Knightscopecommercial
- Knightscope K5by Knightscopecommercial
- O-R3by OTSAW Digitalcommercial
- ROAMEOby Robotic Assistance Devicescommercial
- SQ-2by Seqsensecommercial
- Ascento Guardby Ascentoresearch
Verified deployments (28)
View all →- Argus S5.3 at Albuquerque, NMby SMP Roboticsoperational
- Cobalt Robot at Willis Tower, Chicago ILby Cobalt AIoperational
- Cobalt Robot at Salesforce Tower, San Francisco CAby Cobalt AIoperational
- Knightscope K5 at M Resort Spa Casino, Henderson NVby Knightscopeoperational
- Knightscope K5 at Graton Resort and Casino, Rohnert Park CAby Knightscopeoperational
- Knightscope K5 at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula CAby Knightscopeoperational
- Knightscope K5 at Salt Lake Park, Huntington Park CAby Knightscopeoperational
- Knightscope K5 at Washington Harbour, Georgetown, Washington DCby Knightscopeended
- Knightscope K5 at Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CAby Knightscopeended
- Knightscope K5 at Houstonby Knightscopeoperational
- Knightscope K5 at San Joseby Knightscopeoperational
- K7 Autonomous Security Robot at Sunnyvale, California, USA (HQ) / Multiple US sitesby (unspecified)announced2025-11-13
Regulations (20)
View all →- Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission actionIndianapolis · operational restriction
- Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT auditTexas · operational restriction
- New York imposes a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers (Executive Order 62)New York · operational restriction
- FERC orders the six RTOs and ISOs to justify or reform large-load interconnection rulesUnited States · operational restriction
- New York Legislature passes a one-year permitting moratorium on large data centers, awaiting the Governor's signatureNew York · operational restriction
- Monterey Park voters approve a citywide prohibition on data centers (Measure NDC)Monterey Park · operational restriction
- ERCOT opens a fast-track grid-connection path for large flexible loads (Batch Zero and PCLR)Texas · operational restriction
- ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robotsUnited States · safety standard
- ISO 10218-2:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 2: Industrial robot applications and cellsGlobal · safety standard
- ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robotsGlobal · safety standard
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)European Union · other
- ISO 18497:2024 - Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous agricultural machineryGlobal · safety standard
Incidents (3)
- Knightscope K5 did not summon police when a bystander pressed its emergency button during a fightother · 2019-10-04
- Knightscope K5 veered off course into a fountain at Georgetown Washington Harbourmalfunction · 2017-07-17
- Knightscope K5 struck and ran over a toddler at Stanford Shopping Centerinjury · 2016-07-07
Security robots on the deployment map
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Common questions
How many security robots are deployed?
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY has 28 verified security robots deployments on record, most recently Argus S5.3 at Albuquerque, NM. Each is a distinct, individually sourced field deployment, not a claimed unit total.
Which companies make security robots?
DEPLOY tracks 9 verified security robots makers, including Ascento, Cobalt AI, Knightscope, Micropolis Robotics, OTSAW Digital, and RAD Robotics, and others. Each is an individually sourced registry record.
Have there been safety incidents involving security robots?
DEPLOY records 3 verified incidents involving security robots, each individually sourced and dated. See the incidents section on this page.
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