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S5 security robot
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CommercialUnited StatesFully autonomous

SMP Robotics · military or security robot

S5 security robot

An all-weather autonomous outdoor patrol robot with panoramic and zoom cameras that follows set routes and returns to charge by itself.

Price
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Height
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Weight
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Payload
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Speed
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Battery
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Why it matters

S5 security robot is on the market today.

Real-world use

Deployed at a US shopping and warehouse centre; offered on operating lease in Singapore.

Timeline

First shown
2016
Released
2017
S5 datasheet published / US pre-market tests

Maker

SMP RoboticsCompany · San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA

Public attention

How much public attention S5 security robot gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Fully autonomous. It patrols set outdoor routes by itself and returns to charge, with guards watching its camera alerts.
AI & software
Autonomous route patrol; RAD added AI functions for its US units

From the maker

S5 security robot is the only machine from SMP Robotics in the atlas.

Watch S5 security robot

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Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found
Where it is sold or used
Assembled and distributed in North America by Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD)
Customers and pilots
A large US shopping and warehouse centre (2017)

News

The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. S5.1 deployed at US shopping centre

    SMP Robotics said an S5.1 was patrolling the perimeter and car park of a large US shopping and warehouse centre.

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Side by side with its peers

Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose

Full comparison
MeasureS5 security robotS5 security robotSMP RoboticsK5K5KnightscopeSame job: surveillance · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilotsMission Master SPMission Master SPRheinmetall Canada (Rheinmetall Group)Same job: surveillance · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilotsK7K7KnightscopeSame job: outdoor security patrol · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots
First shown20162015-05-042018-062017
StatusCommercialCommercialCommercialCommercial
Height—159 cm——
Weight—180.5 kg——
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Speed—4.8 km/h——
Payload——600 kg—
Battery————
Price————

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

SMP Robotics SMP Robotics S5 Rover datasheet Unmanned Systems Technology SMP Robotics Presents Next-Generation S5 HD Security Robot SMP Robotics SMP Robotics S5.1 Robot Deployed at Shopping and Warehouse Center SMP Robotics SMP Robotics

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