Source: Knightscope — Parking use cases (K3 indoor autonomous security robot)
Publisher: Knightscope / KTVZ / The Bend Bulletin / Central Oregon Daily
Date Published: May 2023
Relevant To: Police Robotics research; Bend procurement history (proposed, not deployed)
Verification Status: Verified
Notes: Product page for the K3 autonomous security robot proposed for Bend’s Centennial Parking Garage in May 2023. The K3 was never contracted or deployed; the city installed a mechanical-arm access-control system instead. Companion press coverage: KTVZ, “New robot may soon patrol City of Bend’s downtown parking garage”; Bend Bulletin, “Security robot among parking, ‘happiness’ features that could be coming to downtown Bend”; and Central Oregon Daily’s coverage of the proposal. Useful example of a surveillance-adjacent technology considered but not adopted — relevant context for BPA materials distinguishing what Bend has actually deployed from what’s been proposed. Migrated from the existing Bend Surveillance Oversight source library.