NA: Paintball-blasting home security camera redefines 'enter at own risk'

[China]

Paintball-blasting home security camera redefines 'enter at own risk'

 

 

A big-thinking Slovenian startup has created a curious smart security camera that doesn't just spy on your visitors, but will actively open fire on potential intruders with paintball pellets – or even tear gas rounds – with "ultra high precision." What could possibly go wrong?

 

Do-it-yourself home security systems are commonplace these days. They're clever and simple enough that more or less anyone can install one to keep watch on property when on vacation, check in on pets while at work, or to spy on Airbnb guests. The consumer market is saturated with similar gadgets, all of which tend to make this writer's eye glaze over every time a press release lobs into the inbox.

 

Not in this case. Meet PaintCam Eve – an armed home security camera with an itchy trigger finger.

 

 

The name is endearingly unassuming, but this smart home "guardian" has a far more mischievous (borderline evil) side. Part supersized arcade game, part Squid Game, PaintCam Eve uses automatic target marking, face recognition and AI-based decision making to identify unfamiliar visitors to your property, day or night.

 

Fun and potentially injurious games aside, Eve comes with your usual security camera features. There's remote access, with Eve promising to work "autonomously" if you lose internet connection to the system (again, what could possibly go wrong?).

 

We have questions: Can we trust in the behavior of fellow humans to use technology as the creators intend it? (Precedent suggests absolutely not.) Could you turn Eve into a grown-up's 'knock and run' paintball game between neighborhood friends? Are burglars particularly fearful of having their clothing ruined?

 

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Seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

 

[PokerPacker]

Reading the title, I thought someone was shooting home-security cams with a paintball gun and a grumpy homeowner took very poorly to it.

[skinsmarydu]

I've got an assload of paintball stuff, hubby was very into it back in the day. 

If anyone wants it, PM me. 

[tshile]

10 hours ago, China said:

but will actively open fire on potential intruders with paintball pellets – or even tear gas rounds –

😂 

feel like this part is being undersold 

[Forehead]

Can it recognize, and immediately fire upon, dog walkers that don't clean up after their dogs?  Because I will have one every six feet like fenceposts if it could do that.