Knightscope Introduces The Security Agent

New Field Brief Details the Judgment No Sensor Can Make: One Licensed Role in Five Forms, the Three-Part Code Behind It, and Why the Force Invests in Its Frontline

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP), the security technology company building the nation’s first Autonomous Security Force, today published “The Security Agent,” the third field brief in its series, ahead of the Force’s live debut at GSX 2026, the Global Security Exchange, Booth #3905, September 14-16, 2026, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The Field Brief makes the case that the guard industry’s headcount model is broken and presents an alternative: a licensed member of the Autonomous Security Force, vetted, trained, and equipped to act on what the machines and Mission Intelligence verify and to make the calls no sensor can make.

The guard industry sells headcount: a warm body on a schedule, billed by the hour, with turnover that regularly exceeds 100% annually. When an incident occurs, responsibility splits among whoever was on shift, whichever vendor answers the phone, and whatever camera happened to capture it. The Field Brief argues that split responsibility is the same as no responsibility. Technology can watch everywhere at once. It cannot decide, de-escalate, or answer for the outcome. That is the Agent’s job.

The Field Brief outlines five forms of a single role, tailored to what a site actually needs. The Unarmed Security Agent: a visible, capable presence, licensed and vetted, on post and on patrol. The Armed Security Agent: firearm-qualified under the laws of the state where they serve, defined by restraint under authority, not by the weapon. The Embedded Security Agent: on the client’s premises every day, inside the operation but never absorbed by it. The Augmented Security Agent: any Agent equipped with Knightscope’s H1 is connected to Signals and has the same eyes as the machines, the same verified alerts, and the same operational picture as Mission Intelligence. And the Augmented Field Agent: one Agent, three missions covering roving patrol, quality assurance, and field service. Every role commits to the same three-part Code, which does not flex by site, shift, or client: I own the outcome. I am the human in the loop. I answer the call. Within ASF-7, the Force’s seven-level escalation model, the Security Agent holds the physical-response layer, called forward once detection and human verification agree the situation needs a person on the ground.

“The industry treats its people as interchangeable line items, then acts surprised when the workforce behaves like one,” said William Santana Li, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Knightscope. “Many of our agents hold equity in the company, receive full health benefits, and begin paid training on day one. Each commits to the same Code: own the outcome, be the human in the loop, answer the call. That is a judgment no sensor can make.”

The Field Brief is direct about why the workforce is different: an industry cannot demand accountability from a workforce it refuses to invest in. Knightscope extended equity ownership to the frontline of the Force, making it a career, not a shift. That difference shows up in the consistency clients feel on the ground, day after day, from the same faces.

Knightscope serves 434 clients across 42 states, and to date the Company’s machines have logged more than 4.4 million autonomous hours in the field.

Security leaders can download “The Security Agent,” including the full three-step engagement plan, and are invited to reserve time in advance with the Knightscope team to discuss their needs in the Signals VIP Lounge at Booth #3905.

About Knightscope

Knightscope is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force. As a managed service provider, the Company delivers autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and licensed security agents as one accountable operation, under one contract, to help protect people, property, and critical infrastructure. Knightscope’s long-term mission is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. Learn more at www.knightscope.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Company’s goals, growth, prospects, product roadmap, and outlook, including expectations regarding the launch of the Autonomous Security Force, the ASF field brief series, and future financial performance. Actual results may differ materially due to the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them except as required by law.

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