Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP) Aims to Stop Crime in its Tracks through Autonomous Security Robot Patrols – InvestorBrandNetwork (IBN) Content Platform

Silicon Valley-based security robot developer Knightscope manufactures a variety of autonomous models steeped in technological tools to patrol and monitor client properties on a 24/7 basis
Knightscope’s clientele have provided testimonials to local government officials at times, noting the robots’ effectiveness in helping to reduce crime rates
The company’s robots primarily provide a presence in at-risk sites to offer safety through surveillance, but they have also delivered useful data to law enforcement officers investigating a variety of crimes
The need for autonomous security robot sentries is apparent in the increase in violent crimes during the past couple years, which included a 30 percent jump in the murder rate between 2019 and 2020

Reports of increasing crime rates during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic the past two years have led officials to question the trend’s causes and search for potential solutions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) reported that the murder rate in the U.S. rose by 30 percent between 2019 and 2020, for example, marking the largest single year increase since at least 1905 but possibly ever, as noted this month by The Hill (https://ibn.fm/DeoeA).

In a report by the Associated Press, criminologist James Alan Fox described the spike in violence as a “unique” situation engendered by the novel, global pandemic (https://ibn.fm/0wroi), while…