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Security robots
DEPLOY tracks 9 makers (including Cobalt AI, Knightscope, and Seqsense), 15 models, and 40 deployments on the record, most recently K7 Autonomous Security Robot at Sunnyvale, California, USA (HQ) / Multiple US sites. Autonomous security patrol robots for indoor and outdoor perimeter monitoring.
Security patrol robots on DEPLOY operate in a constrained autonomy regime: fully autonomous indoor patrol (Knightscope K1, Cobalt Robotics, Seqsense SQ-2) versus operator-supervised teleoperation (RAD ROAMEO, OTSAW O-R3, SMP Robotics Argus). The load-bearing vvc axis is autonomous response capability: makers routinely over-claim incident-response autonomy; DEPLOY frames each platform's actual response loop (alert-to-human vs autonomous deterrent action). Public company status is a verification anchor: Knightscope is Nasdaq-listed (KSCP); Cobalt Robotics was acquired by Softbank in 2023 (lifecycle state load-bearing). Deployment models split between robot-as-a-service (Knightscope, Cobalt) and hardware sale (SMP Robotics, OTSAW).
Companies (9)
Featured by funding.
- Cobalt AI
San Francisco, CA, USA · $48M
- Knightscope
Santa Clara, CA · $22M
- Seqsense
Tokyo, Japan · $22M
- Micropolis Robotics
Dubai, UAE · $16M
- Ascento
Zurich, Switzerland · $4M
- OTSAW Digital
Singapore
- RAD Robotics
Tel Aviv, Israel
- Robotic Assistance Devices
Ferndale, MI, USA
- SMP Robotics
San Francisco, California, USA
Models (15)
View all →- Argus S5.3by SMP Roboticscommercial
- Argus S5.4by SMP Roboticscommercial
- Cobalt Robotby Cobalt AIcommercial
- K1 Hemisphereby Knightscopecommercial
- K1 Laserby Knightscopecommercial
- K7 Autonomous Security Robotby Knightscopecommercial
- Knightscope K3by Knightscopecommercial
- Knightscope K5by Knightscopecommercial
- O-R3by OTSAW Digitalcommercial
- ROAMEOby Robotic Assistance Devicescommercial
- SQ-2by Seqsensecommercial
- Ascento Guardby Ascentoresearch
Verified deployments (40)
View all →- K7 Autonomous Security Robot at Sunnyvale, California, USA (HQ) / Multiple US sitesby Knightscopeannounced2025-11-13
- K7 Autonomous Security Robot at Sunnyvale, California, USAby Knightscopeannounced2025-11-01
- M-Patrol at Dubai Global Village, UAEby Micropolis Roboticsoperational2025-10-15
- M-Patrol at Abu Dhabiby Micropolis Roboticsoperational2025-05-22
- K1 Hemisphere at Pompano Beach, Florida, USAby Knightscopeoperational2024-06-27
- K1 Hemisphere at Atlanta, Georgia, USAby Knightscopeoperational2024-06-27
- O-R3 at Singapore, Asiaby OTSAW Digitaloperational2024-06-01
- O-R3 at United States (multiple hotel chains)by OTSAW Digitaloperational2024-06-01
- Argus S5.4 at United States (multiple hotel chains)by SMP Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- Argus S5.4 at Germany, Europeby SMP Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- Argus S5.3 at Albuquerque, NMby SMP Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- Cobalt Robot at Willis Tower, Chicago ILby Cobalt AIoperational2024-06-01
Regulations (24)
View all →- Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission actionIndianapolis · operational restriction
- Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT auditTexas · operational restriction
- New York imposes a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers (Executive Order 62)New York · operational restriction
- FERC orders the six RTOs and ISOs to justify or reform large-load interconnection rulesUnited States · operational restriction
- New York Legislature passes a one-year permitting moratorium on large data centers, awaiting the Governor's signatureNew York · operational restriction
- Monterey Park voters approve a citywide prohibition on data centers (Measure NDC)Monterey Park · operational restriction
- ERCOT opens a fast-track grid-connection path for large flexible loads (Batch Zero and PCLR)Texas · operational restriction
- ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robotsUnited States · safety standard
- NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025)United States · operational restriction
- BIS AI Diffusion Framework (Jan 13 2025)United States · operational restriction
- ISO 10218-2:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 2: Industrial robot applications and cellsGlobal · safety standard
- ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robotsGlobal · safety standard
Incidents (6)
- Knightscope K5 did not summon police when a bystander pressed its emergency button during a fightother · 2019-10-04
- Knightscope HP RoboCop emergency button failed to summon police during a Huntington Park fight (2019)other · 2019-10-01
- Knightscope K5 security robot slipped down steps into a fountain at Washington Harbour, DC (2017)malfunction · 2017-07-17
- Knightscope K5 veered off course into a fountain at Georgetown Washington Harbourmalfunction · 2017-07-17
- Knightscope K5 security robot knocked down and ran over a toddler at Stanford Shopping Center (2016)injury · 2016-07-07
- Knightscope K5 struck and ran over a toddler at Stanford Shopping Centerinjury · 2016-07-07
Security robots on the deployment map
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Common questions
How many security robots are deployed?
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY has 40 verified security robots deployments on record, most recently K7 Autonomous Security Robot at Sunnyvale, California, USA (HQ) / Multiple US sites. Each is a distinct, individually sourced field deployment, not a claimed unit total.
Which companies make security robots?
DEPLOY tracks 9 verified security robots makers, including Cobalt AI, Knightscope, Seqsense, Micropolis Robotics, Ascento, and OTSAW Digital, and others. Each is an individually sourced registry record.
Have there been safety incidents involving security robots?
DEPLOY records 6 verified incidents involving security robots, each individually sourced and dated. See the incidents section on this page.
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