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1 MILLION HOURS!

Today we are pleased to announce that Knightscope’s ASRs have reached over 1 million hours of operation! 6 years ago there were no Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) roaming around across the country operating 24/7/365 – and now we’ve reached this tremendous milestone.

What Happened in Huntington Park?

The Huntington Park Police Department deployed the Knightscope K5 robot in June 2019 in the City’s largest park, Salt Lake Park. It’s a 23-acre park with a recreation center, gymnasium, 4 outdoor basketball courts, a soccer field, 4 baseball diamonds, 5 tennis courts,

The Worst Idea in Security… and Why You Should Adopt It!

Physical security is something many businesses don’t want to think about – it’s a necessary evil that does not generate revenue, is typically not very brand enhancing and it costs a great deal of money. And sadly, these days it seems as though there is a greater

Don’t Ever Give Up!

Photo (clockwise): Knightscope CEO, William Santana Li with Plug and Play Tech Center CEO, Saeed Amidi, original K5 sketch, Aaron Lehnhardt (EVP and Chief Design Officer), Mercedes Soria (EVP and Chief Intelligence Officer) and Stacy Dean Stephens (EVP and Chief Client

2019 Knightscope Highlights

It was another busy year! Despite the headwinds in scaling up any business (memo: 95%+ of startups fail) we made a lot of progress and kept pushing forward while ignoring the naysayers. We are beyond excited for the numerous items we have brewing for 2020 but before we

How To Make Things Look Up!

This one goes out to all the Founders and founding teams out there – those who’ve been there and done that, and those contemplating going there to do that! For those that have, I know you’ll likely relate. To those that have not yet, (i.e., normal people with normal l

CEO’s Top 7 Reasons to Invest in Knightscope

Investors assessing the opportunity to buy shares in Knightscope always have a good amount of questions – especially now that practically anyone can invest in our Reg A+ IPO. They do their homework, comb through every available document, ask more questions and perhaps

The KSOC Story

Many people, including the public, the media, investors, suppliers, and even prospective clients, are unknowingly and inadvertently blinded by seeing autonomous security robots in action and, as a result, do not immediately consider the wealth of data being collected.

Who Are Knightscope’s Investors?

We financed Knightscope in an unconventional manner over the years and have closed over $40 million in equity financing since our inception in April 2013. Between the family offices, private investors, accelerators and 4 major corporations, we are now backed by well

Does It Work?

Like any new technology, we are often asked, “does it work?” Each time we are challenged, we very candidly share our experiences and the numerous crime fighting wins and clients successes we’ve had – some of which may be found here. But what do you do when the media

Why Did You Build Knightscope?

Hello, I’m William “Bill” Santana Li. As the CEO of Knightscope, I’m often asked this question by new recruits, the media, investors and suppliers: “Why did you build Knightscope?” After 6 years of hard work to get it off the ground, I thought to write down my answer –

If You Only Knew! A Peek Behind the Curtain.

Growth. Scaling. Rinse and repeat. Pretty easy. What could possibly go wrong? If you only knew! Building the technology stack for Knightscope’s fully autonomous security robots was a massive undertaking. We started with nothing and developed a functioning robot, a

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