Knightscope has announced that it has closed new contracts in 12 US states for its K5 Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs), K1B Emergency Communication Devices (ECDs) and related services.

The robotics and AI solutions provider says that deployment locations will span across California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

The use cases will be within diverse industries such as state and local government, universities, utilities and commercial real estate.

Robotics and security

The company says that the K5 is its ASR driven by proprietary AI software that enhances safety measures while providing visitors with a unique, interactive guest experience with client-specific graphics, a client-selected voice for custom audio broadcast messaging and improved access to emergency services.

The K5 patrols a property without human intervention and provides clients with real-time actionable intelligence to ensure the safety of employees, patrons and visitors.

Meanwhile, Knightscope’s blue light ECDs help to reduce an overconfident dependence on cell phones.

Many people may not have (or simply may not be carrying) a cell phone, the cell phone’s battery may be down or there may be no signal in the area.

Similarly, it is possible that visitors who find themselves in need of assistance may not be familiar with local geography and landmarks, thus being unable to give emergency responders an exact or accurate location over a cell phone.

With the recently announced service from Verizon Frontline, the advanced network and technology for first responders, users get priority access to cellular bandwidth to ensure the call reaches the right help in a timely manner.