The company pays particular attention to the fact that it is a non-lethal weapon. He will have a remote control and will be able to disarm the arrow in less than 60 seconds. Rick Smith, founder and CEO of Axon, is confident: “Today, the only viable answer to the mass shooter is another man with a gun.”

what is known

According to Axon’s plans, the drone will be driven by a virtual reality headset. The drone operator will decide whether to use the stun gun in each case. At the same time, it must “agree to take legal and moral responsibility for any act of violence initiated”.

An ethics advisory board formed by Axon in 2018 to monitor the company’s performance on artificial intelligence warned that the company was in a rush on the technology. in his opinion“Axon’s decision is deeply regrettable.”

The Ethics Committee said the idea for a stun drone was introduced more than a year ago, and after lengthy discussion, most members voted against even a limited pilot project. The idea was rejected in part because the company doesn’t intend to just sell the technology to the police.

What before that:

• Axon proposes a new development after the largest number of school shootings in the United States in the last 10 years.
• On May 25, 2022, gunman Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in the small town of Yuwalde, Texas.
• The criminal was at school for over an hour before he was shot.