United States, New York City
New York City Police Department
Autonomous security patrol robot (Knightscope K5), supplied by Knightscope
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- Body
- New York City Police Department
- Country
- United States
- Area
- New York City
- Technology
- Autonomous security patrol robot (Knightscope K5)
- Supplier
- Knightscope
- Status
- Discontinued
Use has ended, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- Withdrawn
- Since
- 2023
- Legal basis
- Municipal contracting
- Oversight
- None identified
- Evidence
- Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet - Source
- ABC7 New York, 2 February 2024; Knightscope contract announcement, 13 April 2023
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-845EE98C
Notes
A self-driving camera-equipped patrol robot deployed in Times Square subway station, accompanied by police officers, as a trial of crime prevention effectiveness. Leased at 9 dollars an hour under a seven-month contract worth 12,250 dollars. The NYPD retired the robot in January after four months deployed and confirmed the pilot was complete.
Huntington Park Police Department in California renewed a Knightscope contract for a sixth year in August 2024, though that detail is vendor-sourced and carries lower confidence.
Update, November 2026. ABC7 New York reported on 2 February 2024 that the robot had "completed its test run" in the subway and was no longer in use, so the retirement referred to above was in January 2024. The report says K5 was introduced in April 2023 and deployed in September 2023 with Mayor Eric Adams, could not climb stairs and so could not pass the station mezzanine, and was accompanied by officers throughout; the city said it was reviewing options for its next deployment.
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Autonomous security patrol robot (Knightscope K5) elsewhere in United States
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts State PoliceTeleoperated ground robot (Boston Dynamics Spot) | United StatesMassachusetts | Boston Dynamics | 2023 | Operational |