University of Texas expands emergency communications with Knightscope

Knightscope, Inc., an innovator in robotics and artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies focused on public safety, today announces that the University of Texas (“UT”) purchased two additional Knightscope K1 Blue Light Towers to be installed at a satellite campus in Tyler, Texas. UT has embraced the technology to help provide a safer environment for students, faculty and visitors by making reliable, one-touch access to services such as police, fire and EMS available to everyone on campus.

The familiar blue illuminated towers are a very reassuring sight when emergency services are needed and help cure an overconfident dependence on cell phones. Cell phones use can be challenging during an emergency due to potential power outages, network congestion and lack of real-time geolocation capabilities at emergency dispatcher services. The K1 Blue Light Towers work day and night in all weather and even when communications are most congested. Blue light emergency phone systems also always report one’s precise location reliably, ensuring the expedited arrival of appropriate help.