The New York Police Department is doing a two-month trial period with the K5 security robot patrolling a Times Square subway station at night, but not all subway riders feel safer. A New York police robot given high expectations to curb crime was decommissioned after a trial program. The New York City Police Department leased Knightscope's "fully autonomous" K5 Security Robot to patrol the Times Square Subway Station as part of a four-month pilot program analyzing the technology's effectiveness in crime fighting. New York City Mayor Eric Adams praised the device during a September news conference, saying it would eventually become "part of the fabric of our subway," but the NYPD retired the robot in January, law enforcement officials told the New York Post last week. "The Knightscope K5 has completed its pilot deployment in the NYC subway system," an NYPD spokesperson told Fox News in a statement Tuesday.

New York City's police department has added K5, a crime-fighting machine that is supposed to make the subway safer. Riders on the subway in New York City might have noticed a new addition to the transit system: a robot named K5. K5 is a crime-fighting machine that is supposed to make the subway safer and more secure. But is it really a good idea to have a robot watching over us? CLICK TO GET KURT'S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, AND EASY HOW-TO'S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER K5 is 64.5" tall and weighs in at 420 pounds.

The New York Police Department is doing a two-month trial period with the K5 security robot patrolling a Times Square subway station at night, but not all subway riders feel safer. NEW YORK CITY – Subway riders shared mixed feelings about a police robot that started patrolling the Big Apple's busiest transit station in October. "I think it's OK -- whatever they can do to make us safer," Onassis told Fox News. "I mean look at the robot. It's like something from'Doctor Who.' I think it's cute."