The K5 security robot will begin patrolling one Silicon Valley campus this year [View all]
The Knightscope K5 robot’s 5-foot-tall bullet-shaped frame is impressive. Studded with cameras and sensors and colored Stormtrooper black and white, it really is imposing. But that’s the point: It’s a robot cop, and it doesn’t want you to forget it.
At the Launch Festival today in San Francisco, CEO William Santana Li showed me the robot’s capabilities. The K5 can see, feel, hear and smell to determine whether biochemicals or radiation are present and collect data like license plate numbers, video and thermal images. It charges itself and moves autonomously.
The Knightscope K5 robot’s 5-foot-tall bullet-shaped frame is impressive. Studded with cameras and sensors and colored Stormtrooper black and white, it really is imposing. But that’s the point: It’s a robot cop, and it doesn’t want you to forget it.
At the Launch Festival today in San Francisco, CEO William Santana Li showed me the robot’s capabilities. The K5 can see, feel, hear and smell to determine whether biochemicals or radiation are present and collect data like license plate numbers, video and thermal images. It charges itself and moves autonomously.
Knightscope will test the newest version of its robot, which it revealed in December, with a Silicon Valley company this year. The company will begin offering the robot on a large scale next year. Organizations will be able to “hire” the K5 for eight hour shifts for $1,000 a month. Li said the company already has a waiting list of at least 30 companies.
http://gigaom.com/2014/02/25/the-k5-security-robot-will-begin-patrolling-one-silicon-valley-business-campus-this-year/
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