KANSAS CITY, Mo. October 17 2018– A Blue Springs man says he has a way to use artificial intelligence and facial recognition software to better protect children at schools. The system is called Cover 3. Rob Constantinou said government defense contractors originally designed it as an airport security program. After the school shooting Parkland, Florida […]
LAS VEGAS NV Aug 31 2018 – The Nevada Highway Patrol is highlighting new technology that can help keep valley drivers safe and ease traffic. The technology is embodied in a drone created by Sundance Media Group. “Absolutely, focused on the general safety of the general public, yes, local law enforcement scopes out the newest drone […]
Lockport NY July 31 2018 It was only a matter of time. As technology increasingly inhabits most aspects of our lives, its latest advances were bound to become part of the anxious debate over school security. It’s not happening on Long Island, or in some burly urban center or a community reeling from a horrific shooting, […]
SAN FRANCISCO CA July 18 2018 – Robots are popping up at corporations, campuses, shopping malls and airports. But at a gas station? A San Francisco Shell station has a robot as extra security for those at the pumps. “I’m waiting for Robocop to come out anytime and say you’re under arrest,” joked customer Traci Lim, […]
ATLANTA GA, July 13, 2018 Small unmanned aerial vehicles, colloquially known as drones, are being adopted by more public safety agencies around the world than ever before; and the number of lives they’re saving is climbing dramatically. On one recent day, four people were saved by drones, in three separate incidents around the world. Drone manufacturer […]
ST LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. July 12 2018 Authorities planning the security detail for the PGA Championship announced on Tuesday that they plan on using some additional technology to keep everyone safe. Besides the various layers of physical security and law enforcement they you may or may not see, this year there’ll be an eye in […]
Washington DC July 9 2018 Two minutes after the glass door of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, was blasted by a shotgun round, and five newspaper employees were killed, police had the alleged shooter in custody. But they had a problem when they took him in for questioning. He had no identification, he would […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. July 4 2018 — An inmate’s eyes will also soon be a key to the jail cell. Metropolitan Detention Center Chief Greg Rees said the jail will soon start scanning the irises of all inmates as soon as they are booked into jail. Inmates will then have their eyes scanned again when leaving to […]
Flagstaff Arizona June 29 2018 Twin Arrows Casino is launching Arizona’s first security robot this week. The Knightscope K5 is a 398-pound autonomous robot that provides a commanding, but friendly, physical security presence at the casino. The robot will gather real-time, on-site data through numerous sensors, which is then processed to determine if there is […]
Bingen WA June 11 2018 Insitu has won a contract worth up to $117 million to help the U.S. Coast Guard watch the seas. The Bingen, Wash.,-based drone maker will help the Coast Guard outfit its patrol vessels with unmanned aircraft systems, installing about two per year for up to eight years. The deal, announced […]