Knightscope controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Emergency-alert functionality criticized in Huntington Park
A woman who tried to use a K5's emergency button during a reported fight was reportedly instructed to move away. Police said the robot's connection to the department was still under development.
2017
K5 falls into Washington, D.C. fountain
A K5 deployed at Washington Harbour slipped on a loose brick surface and fell into a fountain. Knightscope attributed the incident to an error in its autonomous-driving algorithm.
2017
Animal-shelter deployment draws homeless-encampment criticism
The San Francisco SPCA ended a K5 rental after criticism that the robot's presence near a homeless encampment functioned as a deterrent. The organization denied that displacement was the robot's purpose, while acknowledging that the encampment's presence decreased.
2016
K5 collides with child at Stanford Shopping Center
A K5 robot struck a 16-month-old child, bruising the child's leg and running over the child's foot. The shopping center suspended its robot operations while the incident was investigated, and Knightscope apologized.