---
title: "Silicon Valley High-Tech Firms Get Five Foot Tall Robot Guards"
description: "Five foot tall robot guards patrol high-tech firms while being equipped with laser scanners, cameras, microphones and odor sensors"
date: "2014-11-20"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Amber Raynolds"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/amber24"
url: "https://futurism.com/silicon-valley-high-tech-firms-get-five-foot-tall-robot-guards"
categories:
  - "Robotics"
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "robotics"
---

# Silicon Valley High-Tech Firms Get Five Foot Tall Robot Guards

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/234E53AE00000578-0-image-14_1416424063982.jpg>)

- The robots are called "Knightscopes" are designed to spot suspicious behavior and alert controllers and the authorities
- The robots do not carry firearms, but its inventors believe they could cut crime by 50%
- The Knightscope inventors hope that the robots could eventually patrol malls, offices and even local neighborhoods