Fallen in the line of duty

K5. © Knightscope.

It’s robots vs. humans. Last year, a Knightscope security robot knocked over a toddler in a shopping centre. This year, one of its colleagues was tipped over in an altercation with a drunk. The robot escaped with a few scratches. Knightscope, a company from Mountain View, charges 7 $ per hour for its security robots which, among other things, can read 300 license plates per minute, stream 360-degree videos, detect guns (soon), and alert live security guards in case of anomalies. Among Knightscope’s clients are Microsoft and the Sacramento Kings.

⇨ Ars Technica, “Silicon Valley security robot beat up in parking lot, police say.”