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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 2, 2026

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Knightscope, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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305 North Mathilda Avenue

Sunnyvale, California 94085

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 924-1025

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Emerging growth company ☒

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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At the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Knightscope, Inc. (the “Company”) held on September 2, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved the second amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Knightscope, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The Plan Amendment increases by 10,000,000 the maximum number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock authorized to be issued under the 2022 Plan. Further information regarding the Plan Amendment was provided in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 24, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”).

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At the Annual Meeting held on September 2, 2026, holders of a total of 11,541,416 votes were present electronically or represented by proxy, representing approximately 50.71% of the votes that could be cast by the holders of the Company’s outstanding shares of stock as of the July 15, 2026 record date.

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The following are the voting results for the proposals that were considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, all of which were described in the Proxy Statement.

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Proposal 1 – Election of each of William Santana Li, William G. Billings, Robert A. Mocny, and Melvin W. Torrie to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

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Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

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Proposal 3 – Approval of the second amendment to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the available number of shares of Class A Common Stock.

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Based on the foregoing votes, each director listed in Proposal 1 was elected and Proposals 2 and 3 were approved.

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SIGNATURES

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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