Knightscope Secures $15 Million

Security startup Knightscope closed $15 million in financing from an undisclosed investor.

Knightscope is developing autonomous data machines (ADMs), a technology platform that fuses robotics, predictive analytics and collaborative social engagement to predict and prevent crime. Knightscope’s ADMs are fully autonomous robots with an array of onboard sensors used to monitor the surrounding environment and provide a physical and commanding presence in public places where security is needed.  A single ADM is capable of generating more than 90 terabytes of data per year. It communicates via a wireless network with the Knightscope security operations center, using a browser-based user interface to provide real-time alerts of unusual or suspicious activity.

Proceeds purposes were not disclosed, but the company said it would continue to “scale nationwide.”