UBTECH Robotics
🇨🇳 CN Serves global
Chinese humanoid and service robot maker (Walker, Alpha).
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 7 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Security & Surveillance
Security patrol robots
Autonomous robots patrolling parking lots, campuses and buildings with cameras and alerts.
People ask for this as: “security robot”, “robot guard”, “Knightscope”
How it works
Robots used
- Security Robot
Ways to buy it
- Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
- Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Robots supplement guards; clarify who responds to alerts.
- Compare monthly RaaS to guard hourly cost for the same coverage.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
1 more receipt in another currency or unit: see the full table below.
All 4 receipts as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knightscope K5/K1 robot subscription, starting price | from $545 | / month | US | knightscope.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Knightscope K5 outdoor patrol robot, marketed effective rate on annual 24/7 subscription | $11 | / hour | US | facebook.com as of Aug 2025 |
| Knightscope robots, effective rate on annual 24/7 Machine-as-a-Service contracts | $6–$12 | / hour | US | knightscope.com as of Oct 2026 |
| K5 annual rental, as reported (NBC News 2021, compiled by The Bot Scout) | $70,000–$80,000 | / year | US | thebotscout.com as of Oct 2026 |
Prices published by providers
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unitree G1 humanoid robot (official store; list $15,999) via Unitree Robotics | $13,500–$15,999 | / unit | — | shop.unitree.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Unitree Go2 quadruped robot (official store, from) via Unitree Robotics | from $1,600 | / unit | — | shop.unitree.com as of Oct 2026 |
| Autonomous security robot subscription (brochure: 'as low as') via Knightscope | from $545 | / month | — | knightscope.com as of Oct 2026 |
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knightscope K5/K1 robot subscription, starting price | from $545 / month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | knightscope.com |
| Knightscope K5 outdoor patrol robot, marketed effective rate on annual 24/7 subscription | $11 / hour | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 … re-check pending review Oct 25, 2026 | — | facebook.com |
| Knightscope robots, effective rate on annual 24/7 Machine-as-a-Service contracts | $6–$12 / hour | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 … re-check pending review Oct 25, 2026 | — | knightscope.com |
| K5 annual rental, as reported (NBC News 2021, compiled by The Bot Scout) | $70,000–$80,000 / year | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | thebotscout.com |
| Unitree G1 humanoid robot (official store; list $15,999) via Unitree Robotics | $13,500–$15,999 / unit | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | shop.unitree.com |
| Unitree Go2 quadruped robot (official store, from) via Unitree Robotics | from $1,600 / unit | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | shop.unitree.com |
| Autonomous security robot subscription (brochure: 'as low as') via Knightscope | from $545 / month | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 ✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026 | — | knightscope.com |
Sources re-checked: 5 of 7 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=security-patrol-robot
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Site type and size
- Areas/routes to patrol
- Hours and days of coverage
- Indoor or outdoor
- Integration with existing VMS/alarms
- Response protocol
- Contract length
Rules and regulation
Security services may need state/provincial guard licensing; video/audio recording must respect privacy laws (GDPR, state wiretap laws). Drone patrols need aviation approval.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Unitree Robotics
🇨🇳 CN Serves global
Chinese maker of affordable quadruped and humanoid robots.
- Purchase
- 2 sourced prices
- Public quote page
- 6 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Knightscope
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US maker of autonomous security robots leased by the month.
- RaaS
- 1 sourced price
- Public quote page
- 5 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
SMP Robotics
🇺🇸 US Serves global
Outdoor autonomous security robot maker.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Ghost Robotics
🇺🇸 US Serves US, global
US maker of rugged quadruped robots for defense and security.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Asylon
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US robotic security operations with drones and robot dogs.
- RaaS
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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Turing Video
🇺🇸 US Serves US
US AI video security with patrol robots.
- RaaS
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
ROBO-HI (formerly ZMP)
🇯🇵 JP Serves JP
Japanese autonomous mobility company (DeliRo delivery robot, PATORO patrol robot).
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Neubility
🇰🇷 KR Serves KR
Korean autonomous delivery robot company.
- RaaS
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Clobot
🇰🇷 KR Serves KR
Korean robot software and guide robot company.
- Purchase
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Otsaw
🇸🇬 SG Serves SG, Asia
Singaporean outdoor autonomous robot maker.
- Purchase
- RaaS
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
DroneReport
🇵🇱 PL Serves PL
Polish drone inspection and reporting company also deploying Unitree ground robots for patrols.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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