Rob is the first autonomous security robot in downtown Portland, according to Unico Properties. The robot, which cost upwards of $10,000, was manufactured by the California-based company Knightscope.

The books in Peter Brown’s “Wild Robot” trilogy were the first to wallop my son with the mix of tragedy and joy that define great art and also real life. “It made me sad that Roz had to ...

Children’s book author Peter Brown wrote his original “Wild Robot” book in Maine and now lives there among nature. (Yoon S. Byun / For The Times) By Marc Weingarten. June 11, 2025 3 AM PT .