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Alpha Wire Daily Just Put Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP)

On the Top of the Watchlist This Morning—Monday, May 18, 2026

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May 18, 2026

New Coverage Alert: See Why (KSCP) Just Landed on Our Radar Early

Dear Reader,

America's security infrastructure is broken and the numbers make that impossible to ignore.

Businesses are spending between $220k and $570k per year just to cover a single location around the clock. Police departments are burning through up to $1.3Mn annually per 24/7 post.

And despite all of that spending, more than 90% of security alerts are non-actionable without a human being in the loop.

Guards, cameras, sensors, and software all operate in silos. Nobody owns accountability from end to end.

It's a $230Bn market that has barely seen real innovation in decades. And the same forces that disrupted transportation, communications, and commerce are now pointed directly at it.

One Silicon Valley company saw this coming more than a decade ago…

And in just the last few weeks, it has stacked moves on top of moves that change everything.

Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP) is topping our watchlist this morning—Monday, May 18, 2026.

Full-year 2025 revenue grew to $11.3Mn, with service revenue up 7% and now representing roughly 70% of the total. Cash on hand nearly doubled to $20.6Mn from $11.1Mn the year prior. And on the back of the Event Risk acquisition, the company is now expecting triple-digit revenue growth in 2026.

On top of that, (KSCP) just signed a five-year collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, with five graduate students from one of the most respected robotics programs in the world already working on advanced AI for the all-new K7 Autonomous Security Robot.

And three Wall Street analysts are maintaining ratings with targets as high as $26.

Keep reading to learn more about Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP).

Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP)

Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a Silicon Valley security technology company founded in 2013 with one mission: to make the United States of America the safest country in the world.

The company is building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force, a fully managed service that combines autonomous robots, AI-driven software, and augmented security agents into one integrated operation that deterrs, detect, and respond to threats in real time.

Not a camera company. Not a guarding company. Not a software platform. All three, under one roof, fully managed.

With approximately 10,000 machines already deployed nationwide across heal-thcare, higher education, commercial real estate, manufacturing, local government, and residential communities, the foundation is already in place.

The Acquisition That Accelerates Everything

At the end of February 2026, (KSCP) closed the acquisition of Event Risk, a nationwide provider of armed and unarmed security guarding services and executive protection.

Event Risk brings something that technology-only vendors simply cannot manufacture overnight: licensed guarding capability, established client relationships, and a proven operational infrastructure for delivering security services at scale across the United States.

The deal doesn't just speed up Knightscope's plan. It massively widens the funnel, converting traditional guards into Augmented Security Agents and plugging Knightscope's technology into a far larger installed base, site by site. Every contract Event Risk holds today is a future deployment opp. for autonomous machines.

In connection with the acquisition, the company quadrupled its workforce to over 400 personnel, including 290 security agents now supporting client deployments nationwide. And in an industry notorious for extreme turnover, Knightscope is offering equity participation to frontline workers.

As Chairman and CEO William Santana Li said recently:

"By expanding our workforce and offering equity participation to new team members, we aim to attract and retain mission-driven professionals committed to helping us build the Nation's First Autonomous Security Force."

Guards are not the destination. They are the deployment catalyst for autonomy.

Triple-Digit Revenue Growth Expected in 2026

On March 30, 2026, (KSCP) reported full-year 2025 results. Total revenue grew 5% to $11.3Mn. Service revenue, which is the recurring engine of the business, grew 7% to $8.0Mn and now represents approximately 70% of total revenue. Product revenue came in at $3.4Mn.

The balance sheet got materially stronger as well. Cash and cash equivalents climbed to $20.6Mn as of December 31, 2025, up from $11.1Mn the year prior.

And here is the line that should grab every reader's attention.

Based on active revenue under contract, Knightscope expects the Event Risk acquisition to drive triple-digit revenue growth in 2026, while accelerating the transition to a larger, recurring, service-based operating model.

As CEO William Santana Li stated when the company reported full-year 2025 results:

"2025 marked a pivotal transition for Knightscope as we expanded from developing advanced security technologies to deploying the nation's first Autonomous Security Force. The Company enters 2026 with a stronger foundation, improved liquidity, and a broader platform to accelerate growth, enhance client outcomes, and drive toward a more scalable and pro-fit-able operating model."

Carnegie Mellon University Joins the Mission

On April 15, 2026, (KSCP) announced a five-year collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, one of the most respected robotics programs in the world. The agreement establishes the National Security Robotics Lab at Knightscope's Silicon Valley headquarters and funds five educational course projects over five years focused on robotics for national security, public safety, and physical security.

And this is not theoretical. Five graduate students from Carnegie Mellon's Master of Science in Robotic Systems Development program are already working with Knightscope on an advanced artificial intelligence feature for the all-new K7 Autonomous Security Robot.

Carnegie Mellon does not lend its name to projects that aren't serious. This collaboration plugs (KSCP) directly into one of the deepest robotics talent pipelines in the country and aligns the company with U.S. national priorities around autonomy, public safety, and security. With the U.S. government representing the single largest vertical in the $230Bn physical security market at an estimated $57Bn alone, the federal opp. is significant.

The K7: A New Robot Built for Markets No Current System Can Reach Autonomously

The all-new K7 Autonomous Security Robot is slated for limited production in the second half of 2026. It is designed for large outdoor environments that traditional security systems simply cannot cover - miles of fence lines, logistics yards, solar farms, industrial complexes, critical infrastructure, and defense installations.

The K7 combines light-duty off-road capability with Knightscope's full suite of AI-powered detection, deterrence, and reporting technology. It can go where no camera and no human patrol can match. Integrated with the all-new Signals AI software platform, it opens entirely new markets that the current fleet cannot yet reach.

Think of critical infrastructure operators protecting thousands of acres. Defense contractors. Border security. Solar and wind installations. Each of these represents a brand new layer of recurring revenue sitting on top of an already-growing subscription base.

Every new market the K7 unlocks is another deployment channel. And every deployment channel feeds directly into the Machine-as-a-Service flywheel that gets more powerful over time.

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7 Reasons Why Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP) Is Topping Our Watchlist Monday, May 18, 2026

1. Three Wall Street Analysts. Targets Up to $26:

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Ascendiant Capital raised its target to $26 in April 2026, implying significant potential upside from current levels. H.C. Wainwright reiterated a $12 target. Lake Street Capital maintains an $8 target. Three independent firms. That kind of consensus doesn't happen by accident.

2. Landmark Acquisition Closed and Driving Potential Triple-Digit Revenue Growth in 2026:

(KSCP) closed its acquisition of Event Risk on February 27, 2026. Based on active revenue under contract, the company expects the deal to fuel triple-digit revenue growth in 2026 while accelerating the shift to a larger recurring, service-based operating model. Immediate revenue. Immediate deployment channels. And a workforce now being converted into Augmented Security Agents.

3. Service Revenue Up 7%, Now ~70% of Total Revenue:

Full-year 2025 service revenue grew 7% to $8.0Mn and represented approximately 70% of total revenue. Product revenue increased to $3.4Mn. The recurring engine of this business is getting bigger and stickier every quarter.

4. Balance Sheet Nearly Doubled in Cash:

Cash and cash equivalents climbed to $20.6Mn as of December 31, 2025, up from $11.1Mn the year prior. Total revenue grew 5% to $11.3Mn. The company is not pre-revenue. It is pre-scale.

5. The Only Provider That Checks All Six Boxes:

Licensed guarding. 24/7 monitoring. Autonomous patrol. Integrated response. Quality and consistency. Outcome accountability. Traditional guard firms check two. Technology-only vendors check one. No other company delivers all six. That is not a feature. It is a structural competitive advantage.

6. Validated by Carnegie Mellon — One of the World's Top Robotics Programs:

(KSCP) just signed a five-year collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, including the establishment of the National Security Robotics Lab at Knightscope's Silicon Valley headquarters. Five graduate students are already developing advanced AI for the all-new K7. Add the existing Palantir FedStart agreement and the federal door is wide open. The U.S. government is the single largest vertical in the $230Bn physical security market, estimated at $57Bn alone.

7. A $230Bn Market and (KSCP) Has Barely Scratched the Surface:

With approximately $11.3Mn in 2025 revenue against a $230Bn total addressable market spanning government, heal-thcare, education, retail, critical infrastructure, and residential communities, and triple-digit revenue growth expected in 2026, the runway ahead is extraordinarily long.

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Before you call it, I think it's worth taking one more look at why (KSCP) has landed front and center.

Three independent Wall Street analysts have a consensus target implying significant potential upside from current levels, with the high target sitting at $26 from Ascendiant Capital.

The Event Risk acquisition is closed and is expected to drive triple-digit revenue growth in 2026. Service revenue grew 7% to $8.0Mn and now makes up roughly 70% of the business. Cash on hand nearly doubled to $20.6Mn.

Add in the brand-new five-year Carnegie Mellon University collaboration, the existing Palantir partnership opening the federal door, and a next-generation K7 robot built for markets the current fleet cannot yet reach. As CEO William Santana Li put it: "The Company enters 2026 with a stronger foundation, improved liquidity, and a broader platform to accelerate growth."

We will have all eyes on (KSCP) this morning—Monday, May 18, 2026.

Also, keep a lookout for my next update, it could be coming before the bell rings.

And as always, please remember to do your own research.

Sincerely,

Ryan Stryker
Senior Editor
Alpha Wire Daily

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