HAYWARD, Calif. Aug 23 2019 On August 3, a person kicked and knocked over a 400-pound, security-guard robot that was simply doing its job, patrolling a parking-garage structure. Now, Hayward Police Department is looking for the culprit, and they have photos. The Knightscope K5 unit was able to snap photos of the suspect, “before it took a […]
NEW EAGLE PA July 21 2019 – Ringgold School District will soon be deploying a drone over its main campus to enhance school safety. Ringgold district police Chief Clayton Shell said the district is purchasing a DJI Mavic 2 Pro Drone Quadcopter, which will primarily be used for surveillance at the high school and middle school. […]
Washington DC July 2 2019 The global travel industry is looking to replace your paper tickets and security documents with your biometric data in an effort to ease gridlock. The International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN’s aviation body, met last week in Montreal to discuss ways to bridge the gulf between physical and digital travel […]
Huntington Park CA Jun 21 2019 The Huntington Park Police Department is set to unveil “HP RoboCop,” the latest tool in the force’s arsenal that will keep an electronic eye on public areas, the city of Huntington Park announced in a news release. The device is “an autonomous data machine that is meant to […]
LAS VEGAS NV April 13 2019 — The head of security at the San Francisco 49ers Levi Stadium said Thursday it is imperative for Congress to give the National Football League and other U.S. sports leagues venues the legal authority to shoot down drones, which the American government recently identified as the greatest national security threat. […]
New York City NY April 4 2019 In what may be the first mishap of its kind for the NYPD, a small private drone fell from the sky Tuesday and struck a police officer who was on duty at the Brooklyn funeral of a prominent rabbi, officials said. “The drone went out of gas, or whatever […]
Fresno CA Jan 23 2019 Security robots have become commonplace in facilities like shopping centers, sporting areas and large corporate campuses, but now they might be coming the patrol high school hallways. Clovis North High School has been asked to test security robots manufactured by Knightscope as early as next month. Three robotic security guards […]
Edmonton Canada December 22 2018 An Edmonton cannabis store owner is fighting an Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission rule banning the use of his smokescreen security system. Alternative Greens owner Trevor Miller said, when the system is triggered, it fills the room with thick smoke intended to thwart thieves by impairing their vision. “If it […]
Waltham, Massachusetts December 21 2018 Safety isn’t just business to Mike Ellenbogen, it’s personal. Ellenbogen recently took his 17-year-old son and some of his friends to the Boston Garden for a concert, not long after the Las Vegas shooting, where 58 people died and 851 were injured. As he was driving around picking up his […]
CLOVIS, Calif. December 19 2018 Robots that look like droids may soon be roaming the halls and parking lots of Clovis North High School. The robots are made by Nightscope in the Bay Area. Clovis North is the only school in the country being asked to test them. The three robots will serve as additional eyes […]