Autonomous robotic security guards may be headed out into the streets

by Sal McCloskey December 13, 2013, 12:20 PM 1.9k Views

Seeking a significant amount of funding on WeFunder, Knightscope is developing a new type of crime-detection robot that could help police departments by using predictive algorithms to determine where crime will occur. Called the K5 Autonomous Data Machine, the robot is being built on the Segway robotics platform, sits tall at 5-feet high and weighs in at approximately 300 pounds.

Silicon Valley startup Knightscope Inc. is developing an “Autonomous Data Machine” with the potential to perform the oftentimes monotonous task of keeping watch over property more cost effectively and comprehensively than a human security guard. The company today revealed it has already started securing beta customers for its first two models, the Knightscope K5 and K10.

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