It hits hard!
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A good security camera cannot be missing in a Smart Home. If your current system doesn’t provide enough protection, a Slovenian startup could soon offer you something more powerful.
With a normal security camera, from Ring and Eufy, for example, you can see exactly who is sneaking into your Smart Home. But you really have to protect yourself. If you are a hero in socks, you may need something extra.
Slovenian startup PaintCam offers you something more violent. Her new camera, called PaintCam Eve, is a major innovation in the field of security. It’s an AI-powered security camera that can handle a paintball gun well. The ideal gadget to deter potential intruders.
This security camera for your Smart Home shoots paintball bullets
If you are reading this in amazement, then you are certainly not alone. The gadget is now on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. The website states that the security camera has facial recognition, automatically marks targets and uses AI to spot unknown visitors at your Smart Home’s door.
It simply lets residents in who the security camera recognizes. But here’s the bizarre part: if the gadget detects someone it doesn’t know, and that person ignores the warnings, the camera shoots them with paintballs. Whether that is enough to deter the burglar depends on the thief himself. But at the very least it will help make him easier to identify.
But what really makes this smart camera crazy is the fact that the company also plans to offer tear gas instead of paintball bullets. Yes, you read that correctly. This smart AI security camera can simply fire tear gas at intruders, the mailman, or anyone else you think shouldn’t be on your property.
PaintCam also gives you full control over who gets riddled with paintball bullets, thanks to an alert system. This is specially designed to let you know when an intruder has been spotted. The company also says that some versions of the system can identify pets. But exactly how reliable this will be remains to be seen. Of course, you don’t want your four-legged friend to have all the colors of the rainbow.
Many details are still a mystery
The company hopes to gain more attention through Kickstarter and see how many people are interested in such a camera system. However, you will have to pay a lot of money, because the entry-level model costs 1,190 euros. You can also choose between regular beads or UV paintballs for even better recognition.
For example, many people wonder how responsible the owners of this smart camera would be if the paintballs seriously injured someone. That is a question that PaintCam will certainly have to find an answer to. Until then, it might be better to stick with a regular security camera.
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