ZeroEyes Wins AI-Based UGV Threat Detection System Contract

The company will test real-world use cases for integrating its Artificial Intelligence (AI) gun detection software into Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) mobile cameras at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota By DA Staff / 28 Jul 2022

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based gun detection video analytics company ZeroEyes has won a contract from the US Air Force’s AFWERX directorate for the research and development of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) automated threat detection.

The $1.2 million Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract involves integrating the company’s AI gun detection system with UGVs at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.

Under the terms of the contract, ZeroEyes will test real-world use cases for integrating its AI gun detection software into UGV mobile cameras.

When a brandished gun is identified through the mobile camera, the ZeroEyes security platform will automatically validate the threat and prompt the UGV to interdict, delay, deter and disorient active shooters with non-lethal strobes and high-pitched sirens until Air Force personnel can intervene.

“The integration of ZeroEyes technology will enable our UGV cameras to detect a gun threat and trigger an alert to our security personnel within 3-5 seconds,” said Captain Matthew Matuszak, Director of Innovation: Atomic Spark – Minot AFB. “This innovative technology adds an extra layer of protection for our airmen, radically improving our response times and ability to deter a potential attack.”

The ZeroEyes solution uses hundreds of thousands of proprietary images and videos to train its AI to be one of the most comprehensive and superior gun detection technologies on the market. The end-to-end solution is capable of proactively identifying guns before the first shot is fired by integrating its machine learning software with existing IP security cameras. The company’s operations center utilizes 24/7/365 human verification to deliver accurate and actionable intelligence about the brandishing of a gun near an occupied area or building. Once a shooter or intruder is identified, ZeroEyes’ software triggers an automated alert to notify first responders of the threat, saving time and saving lives.

“25% of active shootings occur on government property, and more than a third of first responders get shot and/or killed when responding to an active shooter situation without intel,” said Mike Lahiff, CEO and co-founder of ZeroEyes. “This project is designed to save lives by empowering unmanned vehicles to both detect and delay active shooters until first responders, armed with crucial situational intel, arrive on the scene.”

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