Knightscope in policing
Every deployment of Knightscope technology by a law enforcement or justice body currently recorded on the tracker, across 1 country. Each entry is tied to a published source and carries the date it was last checked.
A deployment can involve more than one supplier. This page indexes entries where Knightscope is the principal named supplier; the full vendor detail on each entry below remains the fuller answer.
Deployments
US New York City Police Department Autonomous security patrol robot (Knightscope K5) Discontinued
- Legal basis
- Municipal contracting
- Oversight
- None identified
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.
Source: Fox News; Knightscope contract announcement · last checked 2026-08-26