An autonomous security robot , designed to monitor shopping centres and look out for unruly behaviour , was found in a Washington DC shopping block 's fountain , after the machine apparently fell down some stairs . The autonomous K5 robot 's demise is believed to be an " isolated event " , according to Stacy Dean Stephens , VP of marketing and sales at Knightscope . Other autonomous robots have hit the headlines following an altercation in a California car accident , and an incident in which a 16-month - old child was allegedly run over by a K5 in a Stanford shopping centre .
An autonomous security robot, designed to patrol shopping centres and look out for unruly behaviour, was found in a Washington DC office block's fountain, after the machine apparently fell down some stairs. The Knightscope K5 robot's demise is said to be an "isolated event", according to Stacy Dean Stephens, VP of marketing and sales at Knightscope. Other K5 robots have hit the headlines following an altercation in a California car park, and an incident in which a 16-month-old child was allegedly run over by a K5 in a Stanford shopping centre.