Rust in peace.
The NYPD’s AI-driven security robot finished its last tour of duty in the Times Square subway station last week following a months-long pilot program, officials confirmed Sunday.
The more-than 400-pound egg-shaped Knightscope K5 is no longer being deployed in the transit system, according to law enforcement sources.
Straphangers who spoke to The Post Sunday were not sad to see it go.
“I think the robot is just to scare people,” said Alexandria Reese, who added she did “absolutely not” feel safer with K5 patrolling the transit system.
Nick Linnear, an MTA employee for the past five years, didn’t think the robots made sense.
“I don’t think it’s a good idea,” he told The Post. Although he hadn’t seen the robots himself, he thought the idea was a nonstarter.