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Shopping center docks robot cops after child hit, injured
Updated 9:30 am, Thursday, July 14, 2016

Palo Alto start up Knightscope has created a robot that fights crime. The K5 Security bots record high definition video, and low def infrared, which is all sent back to their security network. The bots are being used at several tech offices and malls in S
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A Peninsula shopping center has temporarily docked its futuristic security robots after one of the mechanical guards reportedly ran into and hurt a toddler.
The San Jose Mercury News reports that the 5-foot-tall, 300-pound robot collided with the 16-month-old child, knocking him face down on the ground. The robot then rolled over the boy's right foot, leaving swelling and a scrape on his leg. No one else was injured.


Hannah Stulbarg, 12, guides her cousin Zach Hensersky, 3, past a Knightscope K5 autonomous security robot as it roams around the Stanford Shopping Center June 15, 2016 in Palo Alto, Calif. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle

The Stanford Shopping Center introduced the gliding "K5" robots last year. The robot uses cameras and sensors to monitor and report suspicious activity while hopefully deterring crime with its watchful presence, the newspaper reported.
Speaking about the robots, a mall representative emphasized that the center prioritizes shoppers' safety. The robots are used at other facilities, including Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers.
Knightscope is in Mountain View, just across the bay from our office. Our copy editor took me past it a month or so ago. The bots circle Knightscope's parking lot at night, beeping, surveilling, and biding their time until the Terminator units are developed.