Photo: Ready for RoboCop?

November 08, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently showed off the autonomous security robot the city is piloting.

by Jason Russell Reason.com

The Knightscope K5 Autonomous Security Robot is getting a two-month pilot program in New York City’s Times Square subway station. The K5 is a far cry from the eponymous cyborg in the 1987 film RoboCop. Instead, it’s a 5-foot-2-inch 420-pound rolling camera and help desk phone (with a top speed of 3 mph). During the pilot, New York is leasing the K5 for $9 an hour and it will be accompanied by a human officer at all times.