Stanford Shopping Center security robot runs over toddler Harwin Cheng

A one-year-old boy has been injured after he was run over by a 300lb mall security robot. Toddler Harwin Cheng was'crying like crazy' after the 5ft-tall robot plowed into him at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California, on Thursday. Harwin was left with a sore head and swollen right foot, as well as bruises on his right leg. Toddler Harwin Cheng (right) was'crying like crazy' after the 5ft-tall robot (left) plowed into him at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California, on Thursday The Knightscope K5 robot is used to recognize known shoplifters and also reports unusual noises to the mall's security team. It is meant to use sensors to negotiate its way around its patrol path, but these apparently malfunctioned when it knocked down and ran over the 16-month-old boy.