Knightscope Details the Human Layer of the Autonomous Security Force
Atlanta, Georgia, September 14th, 2026, FinanceWire
New Field Brief Maps Every Human Role in the Force, On the Watch and Behind It, from the First Verified Alert to the Last Person on the Ground
Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ:KSCP), the security technology company building the nation’s first Autonomous Security Force, today published “Human Capabilities,” the fifth field brief in its series, as the Force makes its 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 a human layer scattered across vendors is broken and shows what an accountable team looks like instead. Its premise is direct: machines see everything and decide nothing; software orchestrates what matters; and the human layer is the judgment on top of both, consisting of licensed, vetted, continuously trained people who own Levels 4 through 7 of the ASF-7 model.
In the standard security program, humans are scattered across vendors: guards from a staffing firm, monitoring from an outsourced call center, and technicians from whoever holds the maintenance contract. Each is accountable to a different company, and none is accountable for the outcome. The Field Brief details the alternative: every human role in the Force, client-facing and behind the scenes, is within one company, under one Code, with no third parties between the Force and its clients.
On the watch, the client sees the roles, and the Field Brief maps six forms of licensed agents. The Executive Protection Agent covers high-risk executives, events, and travel under the same escalation model and audit trail as the rest of the Force. The Armed Security Agent is firearm-qualified under state law and operates under defined restraint and authority. The Unarmed Security Agent is licensed and vetted, on post and on patrol. The Embedded Security Agent is 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.
Behind the watch sits Mission Operations, the operational backbone of the Force: four missions, one department, fully internal. Mission Intelligence Analysts and Leads hold the remote command layer, verifying every alert against a digital twin of the site, with an accountable human in the loop, 24/7. Mission Success Specialists serve as the client’s standing point of contact once the Force goes live. Mission Reliability Specialists close the technical loop from field anomaly to engineering fix, and Mission Service Technicians keep their hands on the machines, handling deployment, maintenance, and repair, held to the same standard as any agent on post. As the Field Brief puts it: the client may never know their names but feels their work every day.
“Machines handle the monotony, and people handle what machines cannot: judgment, de-escalation, presence, and response,” said William Santana Li, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Knightscope. “Every role in the Force, from the agent on post to the analyst verifying an alert at 3 a.m., commits to the same three-part Code: own the outcome, be the human in the loop, and answer the call. There are no third parties between the Force and our clients – and we invest in these people accordingly, because judgment is not a line item.”
That investment is structural: agents hold equity in Knightscope, Inc., receive full health benefits, and start paid training on day one, a career with a growing company, not a shift. The Field Brief frames it as the answer to an industry problem the Force refuses to inherit: a workforce priced and treated like an interchangeable line item cannot be asked to own outcomes.
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 “Human Capabilities,” including the full map of the Force’s human roles, and are invited to meet the Knightscope team in the Signals VIP Lounge at Booth #3905, today through September 16.
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.
Contacts
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Knightscope, Inc.
(650) 924-1025 ext. 6
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