Compare the operating system.
Not just the robot.
Compare Knightscope K5 and Asylon DroneDog as complete security systems: route constraints, charging, human operations, hardware relationships and evidence gaps.
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Two different starting points for a patrol program.
One is a wheeled patrol platform; the other integrates a quadruped, a security payload and a managed operations service. This is a bounded comparison of reviewed documentation, not a performance ranking. The quoted configuration and site acceptance results still decide suitability.
The boundaries to put in a request for proposal
| Decision | Knightscope K5 | Asylon DroneDog |
|---|---|---|
| System architecture | Wheeled patrol platform and docking station. Knightscope ↗ | Spot base, PupPack, DogHouse and DroneIQ. Asylon Robotics ↗ |
| Route and coverage check | Inspect the route against documented surface and charging conditions. Include every trip to the dock. | Validate the complete payload-equipped configuration on the intended route and weather conditions. |
| Human responsibilities | Specify monitoring, escalation, recovery and on-site response in the quote. | Distinguish remote driving from alert review and intervention; the delivered mode needs confirmation. |
| Evidence before pricing | Current K5 quote and exact revision; do not reuse a price for stationary K1. | Current configured service quote; do not reuse a historical pilot’s total cost as a list price. |
| What remains unranked | Comparable alert accuracy, useful coverage, task-level availability, net staffing savings and full contract cost have not been established for matched sites and configurations. | |
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Our evidence explorer keeps the site, period, operating mode and result together. It also identifies supplier-reported outcomes and unknown denominators. A procurement shortlist should retain these distinctions.
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