Today is Knightscope’s 7th anniversary!  And since we hope all of you are staying home and being safe during this COVID-19 crisis – we thought as a small token of appreciation we would provide you with a couple of minutes of behind-the-scenes at Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ).  You can enjoy the video above from either side of your couch, your kitchen, or even make the trek all the way over to the dining room for best viewing with (another) snack.   

We operate out of a 15,000 sq ft facility in Mountain View, California – in the heart of Silicon Valley.  Google, Apple, Facebook, Cisco, etc. are all ‘just down the street’ from us with plenty of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) running around the neighborhood at all hours of the day and night.  We even had our own interaction here!

We design, engineer, build and test our Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) ourselves at KHQ.  Made in the USA.  We also run our Knightscope Network Operations Center (KNOC) from here 24/7 where we monitor the health of all the machines-in-network across the country. 

Back in 2013 it was our dream to build a unique combination of self-driving autonomous technology, robotics and artificial intelligence to give our nation’s 2 million law enforcement and security professionals unprecedented capabilities.  Fast forward 7 years, we built all of it from scratch, we now have operated over 1 million hours in the field, have clients across 4 time zones, have a dedicated team, and have racked up numerous crime-fighting wins – despite all the headwinds, naysayers and banana peels on the path to success. 

On our 7th anniversary, we certainly wish to express our deepest appreciation to all of our clients, supporters, friends, families and fans. Thank you for all of your support, love and patience – without you we could not have done it.  And, yet, there is so, so much more to do. Onward and upward!

P.S. And who would have guessed that we would be facing a global pandemic in the middle of our growth plans.  Fortunately for all of us, robots are immune. 

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It is not uncommon for law enforcement and security teams to avail themselves of new technologies in an effort to gain the upper hand against crime.  When such tools are adopted, it is natural to seek media attention to share how forward-thinking your organization is with its advanced new tech – especially something as cool as a fully autonomous security robot.  On the surface, this is a great way to share how we are safeguarding and protecting our citizens, employees, students and visitors, but it also invites the unsavory element to contemplate how to defeat these security measures.  

Knightscope is no stranger to those that enjoy becoming the example for the rest of society.  Since we began deploying our robots across the United States in 2015, we have assisted numerous law enforcement agencies with the rock-solid evidence needed to strengthen case files and affidavits, ultimately providing judges with the evidentiary foundation necessary to issue arrest warrants.  

You see, we love what we do here at Knightscope, and we take great pride in supporting our clients.  Our team is made up of some of the brightest and most talented engineers, former military personnel specializing in intelligence gathering, former law enforcement officers and investigators.  Needless to say, when our clients call on us to assist them, we have a crack team ready, willing and able to help “cuff and stuff” the alleged bad guys.

You may recall one of our very first incidents in which an inebriated individual stumbled onto Knightscope’s property and assaulted one of our robots.  The robot was unhappy being a victim and was undeterred from immediately sounding alarms and reporting the incident to our Knightscope Network Operations Center (KNOC) team.  The subject was caught on site and detained by our very own EVP and Chief Client Officer (a former police officer himself) until the Mountain View Police arrived to provide room and board for the night.  Since then, there have been many others, from grown adults to teenagers, who have tempted fate only to later find themselves in the same rent-free accommodations (i.e., jail).

In September 2018, an individual drove onto the property of a client in Washington where a diligent Knightscope K5 was patrolling.  The suspect made his way over to the robot, looked it over, drove around the parking lot and then proceeded to use his vehicle to ram the robot.  He then burglarized two buildings.  100% of the evidence in this case was gathered by the robot and provided to police, and later the prosecutor’s office.  The case was finally adjudicated in December 2019 with the accused pleading guilty to three felonies.  Law enforcement investigators are always seeking out the “smoking gun” that proves beyond a shadow of doubt that this is the person that committed the crime.  And according to the District Attorney’s office, this was a slam-dunk case as a result.

Another compelling case occurred in 2019 and has come to be known as our “New Year’s Knuckle Heads.”  Two gentlemen meandered onto our client’s property where, you guessed it, another K5 was patrolling.  The two suspects in this instance were wearing long sleeves and hooded sweatshirts in an attempt to conceal their identities, but there is nothing foolproof in forensics and criminals always unknowingly leave behind a key piece of evidence.  During this investigation, a very distinct tattoo was observed on one of the subjects’ hands.  Police were able to use this as a form of “fingerprint” to identify the individual, and from that, the two subjects were subsequently located, apprehended and held financially responsible for the damage that they caused. 

These are just a few of the many documented incidents we have encountered and aided in prosecution.  Security technology needs to work for the end user and quickly provide the information needed to deter crime.  As these examples highlight, the success of the technology also comes from the ability to recall, document and deliver forensic data to the prosecutors charged with holding the offenders accountable for their actions.

Take a lesson here, when you encounter a Knightscope robot feel free to say hello, take selfies/videos and enjoy the experience.  But if you are there to cause trouble, the chips are stacked against you.  As we always say in Law Enforcement, “you can run, but you will only go to jail tired.”

It is likely that messing with a security robot is a felony and we have all the evidence to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.  We have and we will. 

As you know, it is not a good idea to assault a police officer, mess with a law enforcement vehicle, or confront a security guard.  It is also not a good idea to mess with an Autonomous Security Robot.  It is there to help secure the places you work, study and visit so be nice to the robots! 

P.S. LATEST UPDATE:

In February of 2020 Knightscope team members assisted a local municipal police department in identifying an individual suspected of vandalizing their K5 robot. As we have stated before in this article, it is not wise to mess with the robot; let alone one that is used by the police!  Knightscope’s dedicated team received an alert from the robot and quickly identified that the individual attempted to damage the cameras on the robot. Although they were successful in causing damage, there was still plenty of great evidence for the police department. With the help of Knightscope, the police department notified our team that within 9 days of the incident the suspect had been identified, arrested and charged with one count of felony vandalism. He is still sitting in jail currently.

P.P.S. AND ANOTHER UPDATE: 

In one of the above referenced cases, the presiding judge ordered restitution be paid to Knightscope in the amount of $21,968.56 as part of the defendant's sentencing.  The Court Clerk's Office will be monitoring the defendant to ensure that he satisfies the obligation.  If not, further charges may be applied.  OUCH!  It's just not worth the risk.  As we said before, we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.  

Have a question about Knightscope's Reg A+ Offering?  Well, there is now a Knightscope Investor Relations hotline number that you can call and speak to an actual human!  

The live answer hours at (650) 679-7626 are Monday through Friday 5am - 9pm as well as Saturdays and Sundays 6am - 6pm Pacific Time. 

The operators, when appropriate, will be able to provide you an email answer directly from the CEO or schedule a conference call if necessary.

A number of you have been kindly asking how we are doing and how is Knightscope handling the crisis. The situation is obviously fluid, but we want to provide you an interim update.

ESSENTIAL SERVICES

OUR FIRST concern was the health and safety of our teammates. We identified the developing trend surrounding the spread of COVID-19 and took action ahead of the government directive by minimizing the number of employees at Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ) and authorizing the majority of the team to work from home.

However, given that public safety, physical security and wellness are classified as essential services, we needed a way to continue to operate and support our law enforcement, security and healthcare clients. We therefore instituted a Work From KHQ (WFKHQ) policy in order to support ongoing operations whereby employees must obtain written approval (with logs) to work from the office with staggered work hours and no more than 2 people allowed in any part of the buildings at any given time.

SECOND, we focused on our clients. We re-planned and re-prioritized service, maintenance, upgrades, and re-deployments. Although not optimal, we are working as hard as possible to ensure ‘uptime’ of service and maintain some level of normalcy for our clients across the country.

THIRD, we developed Public Service Announcements to communicate in both virtual and physical domains. This entailed creating encouraging and uplifting reminders that were posted on all of our social media accounts. Themes included practicing social distancing, proper hygiene and common sense consideration of others. In support of the social media outreach, we are now working offline to add numerous similarly themed, pre-recorded broadcast audio messages for our Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) to announce when a person is detected and/or on an hourly basis, depending on client needs. 

FOURTH, we are actively investigating the reinstatement of a detection strategy previously under development which may be useful in identifying persons at risk of carrying COVID-19. An initial assessment seems promising, so we are continuing the investigation. It would be awesome for our security robots to proactively help during this pandemic.

LASTLY, we are approaching the finish line on numerous sales agreements including, but not limited to, our 1st federal government site, 2nd defense contractor, and 3rd law enforcement agency, 1st transit authorities (two separate clients covering both bus and rail services), an international airport and another casino. We also believe that more opportunities will surface as security professionals examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on their operation and how to future-proof their programs with remote monitoring. 

IMPORTANT: Remote monitoring will be the new norm – and keep in mind that robots are immune to disease and danger and are working today 24/7/365 across the country helping keep the places you work, study and visit safe – even during a pandemic.

Remember, robots are immune - we can do this, and with your support we will come out the other side even stronger! 🤖 💪 

ROBOTS ARE IMMUNE

Pandemics and nationwide systemic tensions only reflect an underlying fundamental problem in our country.  We cannot have only 500,000 law enforcement and security professional at any one given point in time trying to secure 300+ million people across 50 states. Even more so during a crisis.  But we can fix it.

The brave women and men in uniform require new advanced tools for them to be able to do their jobs effectively – and now, with the looming threat of coronavirus negatively impacting our nation’s law enforcement professionals – we need to act quickly. 

Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) are immune to COVID-19 and provide security and law enforcement an ability to help manage during a time of difficult circumstances.   Remote monitoring will become a permanent fixture in the first responder toolbox and Knightscope is at the forefront. 

Remember, robots are immune from disease and danger – and Knightscope ASRs are continually working today 24/7/365 helping secure the places you work, study and visit – even during a pandemic.  

Join Us and Be a Force for Good!

Investors often ask what region, or type of client, or vertical has resonated with the use of Knightscope's Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) technology.   There are several but we are pleased to announce that one of the sectors we have had great success thus far is the healthcare industry. 

These are almost always 24/7 operations with a great deal of humans and vehicles involved - and more often than not a difficult time for everyone visiting there. 

Deployments of ASRs have continued and we are now operating at Dignity Health, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital, and The Children's Hospital of San Antonio as well as the corporate campus of Merck.  

We look forward to continuing the momentum - and grateful for the honor of being able to help secure those that care after us and keep us healthy! 

DIGNITY HEALTH

HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL

Texas Children's Hospital

The Children's Hospital of San Antonio

MERCK

AI Robot Security – Making the U.S. a Safer Place

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“Texas Children goes above and beyond to make its patients and employees feel safe,” Houston Police Department Northwest Patrol Division Commander Frank Fernandez said. “This is just another example of that. It frees up officers and security officers from doing some of the more regular routine tasks to be able to respond to something if an emergency happens.”

Watch the video and read their blog here! 

We are pleased to announce that Knightscope’s ASRs have reached over 1 million hours of operation!  

6 years ago there were no Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) roaming around across the country operating 24/7/365 - and now we’ve reached this tremendous milestone. 

That 1 million hours is not digital simulation time.  It is not testing time in a laboratory.  It is not staging work outdoors.  It is real world Level 5 autonomy with no human intervention at real clients generating real revenue.  THIS IS NOT A TEST! 

And thank you for everyone's support in helping us reach this important milestone.  Genuinely appreciated! 

We financed Knightscope in an unconventional manner over the years and have closed over $40 million in equity financing since our inception in April 2013.  Between the family offices, private investors, accelerators and 4 major corporations, we are now backed by well over 7,000 investors.  Some names that may be familiar include Konica Minolta, NTT DOCOMO, Flex, NetPosa, Plug and Play Ventures, F50, Bright Success Capital and Proud Ventures.

Since we took this alternative path, we are often asked who has funded our innovations in advanced physical security technologies. Well, following you will find a high-level cross section of some of our awesome investors who have bet on us, stuck with us, invested multiple times, opened doors for us, helped us with clients, recruits and, of course, brought us new investors!  We’ve also tried to include some interesting, behind-the-scenes nuggets for you, too. 

TECHNOLOGISTS

Some of our investors are just plain fascinated with technology.  Let’s face it, robots tend to bring the kid out of almost everyone, and artificial Intelligence has had a similar effect.  Autonomous technology has even managed to motivate an entire industry to deliver the magic of self-driving cars on public roadways.  Combine the three and, with a little help from Hollywood, you have an advanced technology that is incredibly interesting and at times even a bit controversial - fully autonomous security robots.  But yet we still find ourselves amazed at the volume of robot selfies taken across the country every day!

Sadly, believe it or not, there is still talk of “the robots coming to take our jobs, destroy our lives, or somehow kill us all.”  This is just not reasonable, primarily for one particular reason: lack of risk capital.  You may know that over $100 billion is invested in startups annually – but shockingly, less than 1% goes into robotic startups.  The reason Google, Amazon, Facebook, etc., exist is because they had the advantage of being built on the foundation of multi-decade significant investments in the underlying technology and the numerous startups attempts themselves (i.e., Google was far from the first search engine). That is not true in the robotics space or hardware in general – and, therefore, it is unlikely that the magic on the movie screen becomes real life anytime soon. 

It is also a bit concerning that over $80 billion has been invested in self-driving technology over the last few years, yet no one has shipped a real, commercially viable product at scale.  It’s looking increasingly relevant that Knightscope’s “crawl, walk, run” approach to commercializing autonomous technology may have been a solid decision as we believe, to our knowledge, that we are the only company in the world operating fully autonomous 24/7/365 across an entire nation without human intervention with real clients generating real revenue in real world conditions. 

PATRIOTS

A significant number of our investors are fed up with ongoing violence across our country and want to help do something about it – by building new technologies and capabilities.  Most of our society doesn’t realize that it is highly unlikely that the local/state/federal authorities are going to be able to address the $1 trillion negative impact of crime annually on the U.S. primarily due to a significant structural flaw:

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has a $700+ billion annual budget, there is one person in charge (the Secretary of Defense), and a massive industrial complex to build almost any level of capability a soldier might need in a theater of war.  The capabilities of a Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman are tremendous.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t exist on the home front.  The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have effectively no federal jurisdiction over the 19,000+ law enforcement agencies and 8,000+ private security firms.  There is literally no one single person tasked with that responsibility, no risk capital, no innovation, no processes, which is why as we approach the year 2020, we have security guards sitting in a parking lot at 3am with a #2 pencil and a notepad. 

We would not dare treat U.S. troops in this manner.  Yet, every day, over 2 million law enforcement and security professionals get up and go to work willing to take a bullet for you and your family – and the level of technology we provide to them as a country is beneath the dignity of our Nation.  We must do better.  

CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL

As Knightscope looks over a multi-decade planning horizon, we believe there is an opportunity to build a $30 billion company analogous to a defense contractor, but instead focused inward on operations on our own soil.  To that end, we’ve sought out long-term, balance sheet driven, or otherwise evergreen capital so that we can remain focused on the mission and not get distracted by short-term shenanigans associated with short-term capital.  

With over 25% of venture capital now being driven off of a balance sheet from a major corporation, it is a naturally fitting source for us.  Some of these major corporations are doing reconnaissance, avoiding competitive threats, seeking innovations, building to buy companies or, in some cases, literally outsourcing R&D (Research & Development) to young startups - a unique source of capital that has come into fundraising circles in earnest over the last decade or so.

SINGLE FAMILY OFFICES

Some LPs (Limited Partners) are tired of paying venture firms the standard “2% & 20%” and getting locked up for 7 to 12 year in funds with underperforming money managers investing in opaque startups with little transparency.  A trend is rapidly developing among these family offices whereby they are accelerating their respective efforts in direct investments as friendly sources of passive capital to entrepreneurs – and skipping the middle man. 

FINANCIAL

A number of our investors are simply driven by a ‘buy low, sell high’ approach.  They take a strong look when there is an opportunity to buy into a promising, private startup before a possible public listing.  They look at the market, the technology and the team and place a calculated risk that, in our case, the ‘market for crime’ will likely continue; self-driving technology, robotics and AI are the future; and the team has a track record of delivering despite the headwinds associated with commercializing bleeding edge new technologies.  

And since we are often asked, here are the historical share prices over the last 6 years:

Historical Share Price (year priced)

2013 $0.3317 Seed Round (oversubscribed) - $4 million cap on convertible note

2014 $0.8932 Series A (oversubscribed) - $15 million pre-money valuation

2015 $2.0401 Series B - $45 million pre-money valuation

2016 $3.0000 Series m, m-1, m-2 (oversubscribed) - $80 million pre-money valuation

2017 $3.5000 Series m-3 (oversubscribed) - $123 million pre-money valuation

SUMMARY

Overall, we have folks from all walks of life invested in Knightscope - engineers, law enforcement, military, real estate developers, marketers, attorneys, bankers, bus drivers, physicians, CEOs, chief security officers, founders, and retirees.  We are forever grateful for their diversity and their support – because without them we couldn’t do what we do! 

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Knightscope has a secured an extremely diverse and large investor base which may likely be of benefit to the Company, when and if, there is a successful public listing.  We can accept investors in the U.S. as well as internationally and you may invest from $1,000 minimum to a $10 million maximum completely online here. 

We are very happy to be in Florida with our new awesome client!

We are deploying this week at both Stadium Enclave and Urban Enclave.  This is our first student housing complex we have deployed at and appears all of their residents are students at Florida State University since they are across the street from Doak Campbell Stadium, home of the Seminoles college football team.  

Every time we deploy our Autonomous Security Robot technology, we learn something new.  It is likely we have forgotten more than most people would know about it - and we are looking forward to operating in Tallahassee and see what this new environment brings! 

Deploying at our 4th hospital!  And the hard working Knightscope production team is helping our new client to have some fun with it. Yes, that is a security robot dog and a security robot caped hero - the kids are going to love it!

Knightscope Autonomous Security Robot 

Connects to Verizon 5G Cell Tower

We did it!  First time a Knightscope Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) is connected to a Verizon 5G cell tower during Demo Day at the Verizon 5G First Responder Lab.  

Plus we were able to show an alpha prototype of Visible Weapon Detection (VWD) working on an autonomous machine via 5G which is another big step in the development of this new technology.

KNIGHTSCOPE DEPLOYS ASR AT UNDISCLOSED LOCATION

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION: we are super excited to have begun the deployment process for our K5 Autonomous Security Robot at our first aerospace/defense contractor client somewhere in the United States!

Knightscope Technology Credited for Reducing Crime

Government Contract for Autonomous Security Robot Yields Positive Results

January 28, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Knightscope, Inc., a developer of advanced physical security technologies focused on enhancing U.S. security operations, announced today that crime statistics from its first police department client, the City of Huntington Park, are now publicly available.

Between June and December 2018, the Huntington Park Police Department registered 277 entries of police activity in the Salt Lake Park area, a period during which no Autonomous Security Robot (ASR) was deployed. Inclusive of this police activity are the following statistics:

• 48 crime or incident reports
• 11 arrests
• 120 citations issued

During a like period one year later – June through December 2019 – when the Knightscope K5 ASR was deployed and fully operational, the level of police activity diminished to only 249 recorded entries, which included:

• 26 crime or incident reports
• 14 arrests
• 38 citations issued

In analyzing the data gathered, Huntington Park Police Department surmised that the K5 Autonomous Security Robot is having a positive impact on crime, nuisance activity and police responses at Salt Lake Park as follows:

• 10% reduction in calls for service
• 46% reduction in crime reports
• 27% increase in arrests
• 68% reduction in citations

“I am simply elated that Knightscope was able to assist the City of Huntington Park and its citizens to enjoy greater peace of mind when visiting Salt Lake Park,” said William Santana Li, chairman and chief executive officer, Knightscope, Inc. “Our long-term vision is to make the United States of America the safest country on the planet, and this is a meaningful step in the right direction.”

About Knightscope

Knightscope is an advanced security technology company based in Silicon Valley that builds fully autonomous security robots that deter, detect and report. Our long-term ambition is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. Learn more about us at www.knightscope.com.  Follow Knightscope on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Yes! Knightscope signs a new contract with another casino. Our autonomous security robot technology is on the rise - helping secure the places you work, visit, study AND gamble!

Also, it was very cool to have CBS visit with us at Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ) in Mountain View, California in the heart of Silicon Valley.  They spent the day with us filming for an upcoming episode of The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation Show with Mo Rocca! We are hopeful it will air during 2Q 2020. Also, was interesting for us as 3 of Knightscope's employees are ex-Ford. 

We are extremely excited to be working with an Emmy award winning producer on a new TV series revolving around "Crime Tech"! 

Read all about in the press release here. 

Here’s an opportunity to learn more about autonomous technology, robotics and artificial intelligence for those considering buying shares for the first time or investing again in Knightscope’s Reg A+ IPO:

INVESTOR ROADSHOW WEBINAR

• Thu 16 Jan at 1pm PST / 4pm EST
• Knightscope CEO in the hot seat answering rapid fire questions including how to invest in the Reg A+ IPO offering
• Live streaming from Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ) in Mountain View, California in the heart of Silicon Valley
• RSVP required at www.knightscope.com/events 

Velodyne, developer of advanced mapping sensors used for autonomous navigation, selected Knightscope and its EVP and Chief Client Officer, Stacy Dean Stephens, to join them at CES to speak to attendees about security robots and the use of LIDAR to help better secure the U.S.

Stacy and a Knightscope K5 will be available to meet and answer questions throughout this week at booth #7520 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Check out the schedule here: https://velodynelidar.com/ces-2020/

P.S. On it way to getting set up in Las Vegas:

It was another busy year!  Despite the headwinds in scaling up any business (memo: 95%+ of startups fail) we made a lot of progress and kept pushing forward while ignoring the naysayers.   We are beyond excited for the numerous items we have brewing for 2020 but before we get to working on those initiatives, we wanted to reflect on 2019 with you!

• Backlog – for the first time in Company history we ended up with a seven-figure backlog of signed contracts which is, as they say, a “good problem” to have on hand (but, still a problem)

• Nationwide TV – we’ve been lucky to be covered by the media extensively but was cool to be highlighted by the Today Show

• Law Enforcement – we were able to deploy at our first 2 police departments (and our first 2 municipalities as well); only 19,000+ more to go! 

• VWD – completed our first alpha prototype of Visible Weapon Detection 

• Face Rec – announced our beta release of facial recognition

• New Verticals – we signed our first movie theater chain as well as our first aerospace/defense contractor

• Healthcare – we are now operating across 3 hospitals 24/7/365

• Major Renewal – humbled by the opportunity to renew a major corporation with 9 machines across 5 location and 3 states  

• Triple! – one of our clients tripled its security robot team from two (2) to six (6) machines. The expansion makes this our largest deployment of security robots at a single location to date.

• Verizon 5G – Knightscope was accepted into the Verizon 5G Lab and we are working together on technologies for first responders 

There was a lot more that happened behind-the-scenes and we are invigorated to get going on 2020 - and thank you for the continued support.  Onward and upward! 

Excited that Knightscope has landed our first security robot contract with a major movie theater chain.  Visit www.startengine.com/knightscope to own shares in the future as fully autonomous security robots continue to grow nationwide and operating 24/7/365.

ICYMI: here's the video of the hour long Bots & Brokers Webinar with the CEOs of both Knightscope and StartEngine.  

Casino TRIPLES down on security robots!  One of our clients just tripled its security robot team from two (2) to six (6) machines. The expansion makes this our largest deployment of security robots at a single location to date.  We are excited to continue to see the growth of Knightscope technology across the country. 

Join a webinar with Knightscope's Chairman and CEO William Santana Li and StartEngine's Co-Founder & CEO Howard Marks. The two will discuss some exciting updates from Knightscope.

Register here for this Thursday Dec 12, 2019 3pm PST / 6pm EST to RSVP.

Knightscope, Inc., a developer of advanced physical security technologies utilizing fully autonomous robots focused on enhancing U.S. security operations, announced today that it has formally kicked off its federal government initiative with the engagement of C5 Business Development Innovations (C5BDI).

C5BDI is an industry leader in Non-Traditional Contracting (NTC) with significant experience in briefing upper echelons of the U.S. federal government including the U.S. Pentagon, Intelligence Community, and U.S. Military Forces providing direct subject matter expertise in navigating the challenging U.S. Federal acquisition space.

“After years of developing Knightscope’s security robot technologies, we are excited to leverage our expertise to help the Nation better secure federal facilities, bases, and assets, which we view as a significant growth opportunity in the coming years. It is also in keeping with our long-term, ambitious mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world,” said William Santana Li, chairman and chief executive officer, Knightscope, Inc.

About Knightscope

Knightscope is an advanced security technology company based in Silicon Valley and builds fully autonomous security robots that deter, detect and report. Our long-term ambition is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. Learn more about us at www.knightscope.com. Follow Knightscope on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

About C5BDI

C5BDI is a strategic planning and management firm supporting direct access to key U.S. acquisition and technical decision makers. C5BDI also provides access to U.S. companies that allow sole-source and rapid acquisition contracting mechanisms. Learn more at www.C5BDI.com

Knightscope is currently raising capital on StartEngine through StartEngine Primary LLC, our broker-dealer, and has recently been accepted into the Verizon 5G First Responder Lab.  You can learn more about the program here.

You can join Knightscope’s CEO, William Santana Li, for an Investor Due Diligence & Virtual Demo session in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on 18 – 20 November 2019.

Bill will discuss the history of Knightscope, conduct a live demo of Knightscope's client user interface with live feeds from their security robots patrolling across the nation 24/7/365, and then open up the session for a Q&A with the audience.  

Registration is free, but RSVP is mandatory here to ensure that we have enough space for everyone.  Please share this with anyone else you know who might want to learn more about Knightscope and its fully autonomous security robots as this is a unique opportunity to learn about self-driving technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.

RSVP here and learn more about buying shares in Knightscope’s Reg A+ IPO here

For many of you that have been asking, our funding progress is now reflected on the page.  We hope it helps and thank you for the continued interest in Knightscope! 

WEBINAR: Chief Executive Officers William Santana Li of Knightscope (www.knightscope.com) and Howard Marks of StartEngine (www.startengine.com) will be the featured guests in a unique fireside chat webinar titled “Bots & Brokers” on November 6, 2019. This moderated webinar will be live streamed from Knightscope headquarters in Silicon Valley and allow participants to get answers on how these two entrepreneurs are helping to drive major change in financing innovation. Topics for discussion include the rise of online investing, new broker-dealers, robotics, artificial intelligence and self-driving technology.. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/34rvPr2

Recently, our CEO, William Santana Li, was interviewed on Fox Business!  You can watch the full interview here.

If you haven’t already, join us today and invest in the company disrupting the security industry.

If you have invested, thank you for your support and commitment into making our world safer for all!

Autonomously,

The Knightscope Team