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<securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value per Share</securitiesClassTitle>
<eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>02/27/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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<issuerName>Knightscope, Inc.</issuerName>
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<com:street1>305 North Mathilda Avenue</com:street1>
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<com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>94085</com:zipCode>
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<designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(c)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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<reportingPersonName>Rose Eric James</reportingPersonName>
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<issuerName>Knightscope, Inc.</issuerName>
<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>305 North Mathilda Avenue, Sunnyvale, California, 94085</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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<filingPersonName>Eric James Rose (the "Reporting Person")</filingPersonName>
<principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>40 Clairedan Dr, Powell, Ohio 43065</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
<citizenship>United States</citizenship>
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<amountBeneficiallyOwned>As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of 1,724,418 shares of Class A Common Stock.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
<classPercent>As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of approximately 10.7% of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. The percentage set forth herein is calculated based on 16,071,148 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of April 9, 2026, based on information received from the Issuer.</classPercent>
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<certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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<reportingPersonName>Rose Eric James</reportingPersonName>
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<signature>/s/ Eric James Rose</signature>
<title>Eric James Rose</title>
<date>04/16/2026</date>
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