Insider Brief
- Knightscope unveiled the K7 Autonomous Security Robot, a new off-road, AI-equipped platform designed to patrol large outdoor areas around the clock.
- The K7 is built to monitor logistics yards, critical infrastructure and industrial sites that traditional cameras or human guards struggle to cover, providing real-time situational data through autonomous navigation.
- Knightscope opened an early-access program with limited production planned for late 2026, positioning the K7 as a key component of its long-term autonomous security strategy.
Knightscope introduced a new autonomous security robot designed to patrol large outdoor properties.
According to the company, the K7 Autonomous Security Robot is built for round-the-clock operation across wide, open areas such as logistics yards, critical infrastructure sites and industrial complexes, extending surveillance into locations that traditional cameras or on-site guards struggle to cover.
“The K7 represents the next frontier in autonomous physical security,” Knightscope Chairman and CEO William Santana Li, said in a statement. “We designed it to secure environments previously considered too large, too remote, or too dangerous for conventional solutions — and to do so reliably, affordably, and without compromise — designed and built in America to protect Americans.”
The machine pairs off-road mobility with the company’s existing AI-driven detection and monitoring tools, enabling it to navigate long fence lines, warehouses and uneven terrain while feeding real-time situational data to security teams.
The company said it opened an early-access program and waitlist for the K7, with limited production expected to begin deploying in the second half of 2026. Knightscope frames the robot as a central piece of the California company’s long-term plan to build an autonomous security force that blends software, hardware and human oversight.
“We’re taking a disciplined approach to market introduction,” added Li. “Our focus is on client success and demonstrating how autonomous security can solve challenges in real world operations.”
Image credit: Knightscope
