Security Robot Patrolling a Sidewalk in San Francisco

Within 24 hours of our arrival in San Francisco, we encountered a Knightscope K5 autonomous security robot patrolling the corner 3rd and Townsend in SOMA. As I was shooting video of the robot, it momentarily stopped and checked me out. I guess I’m in the Matrix now.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.