Knightscope, Inc. provides security technology and managed security services built around autonomous machines, advanced software, emergency communication devices and human security operations. Company news commonly covers Autonomous Security Robot deployments and renewals, Emergency Communication Device sales and maintenance agreements, Machine-as-a-Service activity, client contracts across public and private environments, and recurring-revenue service expansion.
News also includes completed acquisitions that add licensed guarding and response capabilities, collaboration activity in robotics and public-safety technology, product-platform development, financial results, workforce and equity-award updates, and the company’s transition toward an integrated managed service model for physical security.
Knightscope (KSCP) reported preliminary third-quarter 2026 revenue of approximately $8.7 million, marking its third consecutive quarter of triple-digit year-over-year growth. Revenue rose 177% from $3.1 million in the third quarter of 2025. For the first nine months of 2026, revenue reached approximately $23.7 million, up 170% from $8.8 million a year earlier.
The company recorded approximately $27 million in renewals, bookings, and client awards since May 2026 and unveiled its Autonomous Security Force at GSX 2026. Knightscope said it is focused on expanding client services and growing recurring revenue contracts. The revenue estimate is unaudited, has not been reviewed by its independent accounting firm, and remains subject to quarter-end closing procedures. The company expects to announce its third-quarter earnings release and conference-call date before the end of October 2026.
Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) has launched the initial release of Signals, its security orchestration software, at its headquarters following last month’s unveiling. The software maintains a real-time, three-dimensional digital model of the site, combining feeds from existing cameras and sensors with the company’s security machines. Knightscope is its own first client, and its Mission Intelligence team begins daily security operations on Signals v1.0 this week.
The company plans to add live video and location feeds from its H1 wearable; direct connections to robot navigation and perception data remain in development. CEO William Santana Li will host a live public demonstration from headquarters on November 5, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. ET. Registration is open.
Knightscope (KSCP) approved stock options covering 789,444 Class A shares for newly hired employees on September 30, 2026.
The Compensation Committee approved grants to 107 employees under the 2025 Inducement Plan as an incentive to enter employment, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). Each option's exercise price equals the stock's closing price on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the grant date. Vesting occurs over four years: 25% on the first anniversary and the remaining 75% in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months. Each installment requires continued employment through its vesting date. The grants are subject to the plan and individual stock option award agreements.
Knightscope (KSCP) reports approximately $27 million in estimated renewals, bookings and client awards from May 20 to September 18, 2026.
The total spans 109 contracts and awards across seven vertical markets and follows the launch of the company’s Autonomous Security Force at GSX 2026. Renewals are estimated at about $19.6 million (72%), with new business at about $7.5 million (28%). The largest renewal is a three-year master services agreement with a multinational industrial client, with services estimated at roughly $17 million over the initial term based on current service levels and no minimum purchase obligation. The largest new engagement is a written client award from a national retailer with a stated value of about $5.8 million. The company stresses that this operating metric is preliminary, unaudited, includes estimates and unsigned awards, and is not a measure of revenue or backlog.
Knightscope (KSCP) unveiled a special 250 Years of Freedom tribute livery on its all-new K7 Autonomous Security Robot at GSX 2026 in Atlanta. The one-of-a-kind K7, finished in stars and stripes and marked “250 YEARS OF FREEDOM,” honors the 1776–2026 semiquincentennial of American independence and is displayed at Booth #3905 at the Georgia World Congress Center through Wednesday, September 16.
The livery features the U.S. flag across the hood, “DESIGNED AND BUILT IN AMERICA” on the nose, and highlights that all Knightscope machines are designed and built in Silicon Valley by a U.S.-owned, U.S.-only operation. The K7 debuts alongside the full Autonomous Security Force lineup. Knightscope reports serving 434 clients across 42 states, with more than 4.4 million autonomous operational hours logged.
Knightscope (KSCP) released its fifth field brief, titled “Human Capabilities,” as its Autonomous Security Force makes a live debut at GSX 2026, Booth #3905, from September 14-16, 2026, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
The brief argues that traditional security programs scatter human roles across multiple vendors and instead outlines a single-company model where all human roles operate under one Code and one contract. It maps six types of licensed agents on the watch, including Executive Protection, Armed, Unarmed, Embedded and Augmented Security Agents, all integrated with Knightscope’s H1 device and Signals platform. Behind the watch, a fully internal Mission Operations department covers Mission Intelligence, Success, Reliability and Service. Knightscope states that agents receive equity, full health benefits and paid training from day one. The company reports serving 434 clients across 42 states, with over 4.4 million autonomous machine hours logged.
Knightscope (KSCP) has released “The Security Agent,” its third field brief, ahead of the live debut of its Autonomous Security Force at GSX 2026 in Atlanta on September 14-16, 2026.
The brief argues that the traditional guard headcount model is broken and introduces a single licensed Security Agent role delivered in five forms: Unarmed, Armed, Embedded, Augmented, and Augmented Field Agent. Each Agent operates under a fixed three-part Code (“I own the outcome. I am the human in the loop. I answer the call.”) and holds the physical-response layer within Knightscope’s seven-level ASF-7 escalation model. Knightscope highlights workforce investment, including equity ownership and benefits for many agents, and notes that it serves 434 clients across 42 states with over 4.4 million autonomous machine hours logged.
Knightscope (KSCP) has released a new “Competitive Comparison” field brief that contrasts traditional guard firms and technology point solutions with its Autonomous Security Force (ASF) model ahead of the Force’s live debut at GSX 2026 in Atlanta, September 14-16, 2026.
The brief compares purchasing model, ownership and data jurisdiction, accountability, coverage, escalation, workforce retention, executive protection, pricing structure, and track record. Knightscope presents its ASF-7 model as a single managed operation combining machines, AI-driven software, and licensed security agents under one contract, with one escalation path and audit trail. The company reports serving 434 clients across 42 states, with more than 4.4 million autonomous machine hours logged.
Knightscope (KSCP) has released “Command Brief,” the first field brief describing its Autonomous Security Force (the Force) and its ASF-7 escalation model, ahead of the Force’s live debut at GSX 2026 in Atlanta from September 14-16, 2026, at Booth #3905.
The brief argues that traditional security programs rely on fragmented vendors and outlines an alternative centered on one integrated Force combining machines, AI-driven software, and licensed agents under a single chain of command. ASF-7 is described as seven escalation levels across autonomous detection, remote command, and physical response, with an accountable human overseeing every level at all times.
Knightscope (KSCP) Founder, Chairman and CEO William Santana Li will present at a complimentary Tribe Public webinar and Q&A event on Thursday, September 10, 2026, starting at 8:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET.
The session, titled “Building America’s Autonomous Security Force With AI, Robotics, and Humans,” will cover how Knightscope integrates autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and licensed armed and unarmed security agents into one managed service. Knightscope reports serving 434 clients in 42 states with more than 4.4 million autonomous machine hours logged. The company’s Autonomous Security Force is scheduled to officially launch at GSX 2026 in Atlanta from September 14–16 at Booth #3905. Registration is available via AutonomousSecurity.TribePublic.com.