Actuate (formerly Aegis AI) Gun Detection Video Analytics Startup

Published May 07, 2019 14:37 PM

Gun detection analytic startups are increasing as the promise of AI and the threats of active shooters grow.

One company, Actuate (formerly Aegis AI), is being led by a Marine Corps Veteran Sonny Tai, who aims to use his experience in the military to help solve this problem.

IPVM Image

We spoke to Aegis, to better understand their gun detection first approach, go-to-market, and how they position their video analytics in campus environments.

In this note we look at:

  • Who is Aegis
  • What Type of Video Analytics
  • What Customers is Aegis Targeting
  • How Much Does It Cost
  • What is Aegis Go-To-Market
  • Developing Image Datasets

October **** ****** - ********** ** *******

************** **** **** ********** ** *******, ***** **** ********* "*** ****** and ********-********* ********" ** ******** ** their *** ********* ******:

***** ******* ******** ** *** *******’* market ***********, ******* ********** ******* ** adopt *** *** ***** **** ** alignment **** *** *** ********, ***** expand *** ****’* ********* ****** *** detection.

*** *** ******** ******* ********- *** threat-detection ** *********. *** ******* ****** can *** ***** ********* ** ************ entry ** ******** ********** *** ***** individuals ****** ** * *********** ****** even ****** ******* *** ***** *******.

** ********** ***** ******** ******* ****** be **** ** ******* ********** *****' needs ** *** *** ********* ****. However, *** **** ***** **** ******** that ************* *** * **** *** detection ***** ********* ******* *** *** enough ** ***** * ******* ******.

**********, ***** *** ******, ** *** unheard ** ** *** ********* ****** (e.g. **** ** ** **********, ***************** to **********).

Aegis ********

IPVM Image******* ** ***** ****, ***** ** headquartered ** *******, **, *** ******* 4 ****-**** *********, *** ********* *******. They **** **-******* ***** ***** ****** ***** ** ***** ** * US ******, **** ** ***** *** spent ** *******-********** ********** ****** ******, ** **-********* ** ******* *******, who ********* *** ******* ***** *** detection *********.

***** **** ***** ********* ******* *** University ** ******* **************(*** **** ***********). **** *** ******** to **** ********** ***** *** **** a *** *********** ****** ** ***.

Goal - ********** ****** ******** **** ** ****** ********

***** **** *** ***** **** * year ***** ******* ****** **** ******* speaking ** ******, **********, *** ********* security ********* ** ********** *** ** could ******* *** ********** ** ****-********* and ********** ** *** ****** *** more ********* ****** ******** ** ****** shooting **********.

**** **** **** ******** ********* *** police *********** *** ********* **** ********* calls ** ****** **** * ******* from *** ***** ***** *****, *** that *** ******* ******** **** ** arrive ** **** ** ****** **** the ******* **** ********. ***** **** the **** ** ***** ********* ** to ******** *** ********* ****, *** provide ******** *********** ** ***** ********** so **** *** ***** *** ******** quicker *** *****.

**** *-****** **** ***** ***** * few *** ********* ****** ******:

***** **** **** **** ** ******* new ************* ****** ** ***** ******** in ********* ****** *** ********* ****** environments, ****** **** *** ******* **** videos ******* ******** ********* ***** **** convenient ****** *** *** ***** ****** market.

Gun *********, ** **** ***********

******** *** **** ** ***** ******** startups, ***** ** *** ******** **** recognition *** ** ******* ** ***** their ***** ********* ** ****** **** for ****** ************. **** **** ***** system *** ****** ****** *** ***** non-gun ******* (*.*. *********, ********) *** support **** ******* ***** ******** ********* like ********* *********.

**** **** ***** ****** ******** **** not **** ******* ** ********* *** face ***********, *** **** ** *** have ***** ** ******* *** **** recognition, ****** *********** ******** ******* ** that ***** **** *** **** ****** with ***** *******.

Gun ************** *** ************** ********* ******

***** **** **** *** *** ******* their *** ****** ********, ******* ********* and "******* *********" ****-****** ******. **** said *** ******* ************* **** ** strip *** ******** *** ************ ** detect **** ***** ** *******, *** training *************** *** "******", "**** ***" and "********". **** **** *** ****** network ** ******* *** ******** ******* 2 ****** *** ******** ~**-** *** required ** ****** * *** ****** 2 ****** ** ***** ** ******.

**** ***** **** ******* **** *********** had ****** **** **** ****, ******, dark ***** *******, *** ******** ****** revolvers, *** ***** **** **** ******* their ******** ** ******* ***** ******. Typical *** **** ***** *********, **** noted **** ********** ***** ******* *** good ******** *** *** ******* ********** to *********.

Cloud ****** / ** **-******* *********

***** ****** ********-**** ******* **** *** deployed ** ****** ***** ******* *** there *** ** **-******* ** ********* options. **** ******* *** *** ***** existing ** ******* *** ** *** sell ******* ** *** *****.

**** **** **** ******* ********* ***** streams ***** *********, *** ******** ***** unencrypted ***** ** *** ********'* ******* or *** ** *** ******* **. They **** ***** ******* *** ******** VPN ********* ** ****** ******* *** said **** *** *********** ********** ***** own ******** ****** ** ******** ******* to ***** ********.

*******

***** *** * ****** **** ************ price ** $** *** ****** *** month, ***** ******** ** ******** ********** or *********** **-******* *** ******** **-*** video *******.

***** **** **** *** ******** * free ***** ** ***** ********* *** end-user *******, *** ******** **** **** 10 ****** ********* ** ***** ***** year, *** *** ** ***** ** meet ******* *****.

Channel *********

***** **** **** *** ********* ********* direct ** ***** *** *****, *** have **** **** ** ******* ******* integrators. **** **** **** *** ********** the ******** ************* ** ** * "self-service" ******, *** *** ******* ******** with *** ***** ****** *********** ** tests *** ******** *** ****** *** each *******.

No ******* *** ************

***** **** *** ******* *** ******** VMS ************ *** **** ***** ****** is ********* ******* **** *******, ********* and ******* *** ******* **** ***** streams *** **** *** **** ******/****** to ***** ***. *******, **** ** not **** ******** *** ******* ****** to *** *****.

***** **** ***** ** * *** application *** ******* **** *** ******** reference *****, **** ***** ***** ******* and ************* **********.

Comments (24)
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Brandon Knutson
May 07, 2019
IPVMU Certified

... **** ********* ***** ** ****** **** 5 ******* **** *** ***** ***** fired

* **** ** **** **** ** believe **** ** ***** * ******* for *** ***** *** **** ** reach ******. ****** *** ******* **-***** ****** 5 ******* ** *** ***** *****, but **** ** * ******** **** being **** **. 

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AM
Andrew Myers
May 07, 2019

*'** **** **** ****** * *** other ******. **** ** **** **** the ********* *****:

*** ****** ******** ** ****** ******* Incidents - ********** *.*. ****** ********* Research *****

*'** ****** ******* **** * *** times, *** * *****'* ***** ******** that ******** **** ** ***** * minutes ** ******* ****** ****** *** called.

 

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Sonny Tai
May 08, 2019
Actuate

* **** * *** * **** answer ** **** ********. * ***** heard ** *** "* ******" ********* when * ******** * "***, ****, Fight" ******** ****** ** * ****** LEO. *'** **** **** ** **** by ******** ********* *******, ******* ***** able ** ***** **** * ******* source.

*'** **** **** **** ********* **** speaking **** **** ******* **** ****** officer ** ***** (* *** * bunch ** ****** ** **** ********** last ****), *** ****** *** ******* it.

** ******* *** * ******* ****** that ******** *** **** ******* *** calls, **** ***** ** *****. * know ** ********, ** *** ** seconds ***** *** ***** ***** *** discharged, ***** *** ******* **** * minutes ** ***, *** * **** don't **** ****** ****. 

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Jerry Wilkins
May 10, 2019

*** (*) ****** ****** ** ********** in * ****** ** *** ******** response ********.  *** ***** *** *** delay ** ******** ** ** “******** bias”.  ****** ****** ********* ** ** her **** ***********.

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Brandon Knutson
May 10, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**** ****** ****** ********, ********* ******, do **** ** ** ** ****** normalcy ****. * ******* *** **** the ****** ** ******* ******** *** ******* the ***** *** *** ***** *****, but * **** ** ****.

* ****** **** *** ************ ***** that ***** *** ******* ********* ** the ***** *** **** **** *** scene. ********** **** ******** *** **** case ******* **** ***** ****** ** within * ****** ** *** ***** shots *****.

*'* *** ********* ** ******* **** has **** ****, **** ******* *** data.

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Jerry Wilkins
May 10, 2019

*******, *** **** * ***** ***** about ********* ******** ****.  * ***** you *** ********* **** ***** **** this *********... "*** **** *** **** to *** ******** *** **** **** to **** ***** ** ********".  ****** inoculation ** ******** ** *** **** to ***** *********** ****** * ******** incident.  ** *** **** ***** ***** you *** ** ***** *** **** fail ***** ******** *** **** ***** until *** ***'* *** ** *****!

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Undisclosed #1
May 07, 2019

*** *** ****** ** *********** *****/**** robbers ** ******** ** *** ***** gun ********* ********* **** - **** claim **** **** ***'* **** **** intend **** ** ** **** ***?

* **** **** *********** - ******* in ******-*** ******* ********** (**** *** ones **** **** ** ***** *** demos), * ***** ***** ******** ***** actually ******* **** ***** - ******* authorities *** ******** ** ******* ****** anyone **** ****.

*** ******* ** *** *** **** those ***** ****** ** ********* *** hand **** *** ****.  *** **** aint ******* *** ****** ***** ***** that ***, *** ****?  *** ********* analytics ***** ********* **** ** ***** scenarios.

Plus *********** *****/**** ********* *** ***** ******.

** ***** ** **** **** ******* out *** *** ********* ***** ***** on - *** **** ****** ** show **** **** ***** **... *** then **** ** ****** ******** ***** investors ****** ** ***** ** ****** shooter ********* ******* - *** ****'* what *** **** ** *** ***** now - *** **** ******* ***** for *** ********* ** * ****** return.

****** ****** ******** ********* (* ** no ******, *** **** ** ** perception) ***** *** ***** ******* **** -- ********* *** ******** ********* ******** useless - ** ***** ** ********** to *** ******* ***** ******** ** strong-arm ******** *********.

  

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Sonny Tai
May 08, 2019
Actuate

** *****,

*'* *** ** *** ********. ***** to ****** *** ********* ** *** best ** ** *******.

*** *** ****** ** *********** *****/**** robbers ** ******** ** *** ***** gun ********* ********* ****...

We **** *********** ***** ********* *** *** *******:

- ** *** *****, ** ** much **** ********, ***** ***** **** with **** **** ********* *** ******** scraping, ** *** ***** ** * valuable ********** ** ******* ******** ****.

- ** **** ****'* **** ** traumatize ******* **** ***** ******* ** people ***** **** ** * **** video, ** ***** ***** ********* *** a **** *** ** *********** *** capabilities ***** **** **** ******** ****** crime ******* ******* ** ***** *******.

** ***** ** **** **** ******* out *** *** ********* ***** ***** on - *** **** ****** ** show **** **** ***** **... *** then **** ** ****** ******** ***** investors ****** ** ***** ** ****** shooter ********* *******...

Violent *** ******* *** *** ***** **** *** *. ** ***** **** ** ******** ********** *** ******* ***** *** *****, *** ***'** *****, ****** ****** **** ****** **** ***. ******* ************ ***** ** ******* ** ****** ********* ** ******** ********* ** **** ***** ****** ****** ******* **********, ****** *** ******* ******* ****** *** *** ******** ** *** * ******** **** **** ** ***** *** **** ** **********, **** **, ***** *** ******* ******* ** ***** **** *** *** *********** ***** **** *** * ******** ** *** ****. 

****** ****** ******** ********* (* ** no ******, *** **** ** ** perception) ***** *** ***** ******* ****...

You *** ********** *****. *** ***** ** ******** ****** *** ********* ** **** **** ***** **********, *** **'* ***** *** ******* ** ******** ****** **** *********** ********* ** **** ****. *** ******* - ** ********, *** *********** *** ** **** **** *** ******* **** ****** **** ***** ***** ***** *** ***** ***** *** ***** (

- ********/********* ** ********

- ********/*********

- **********

...which *** *** ******** ****** ** *********** **** ******* *** *********** ** ********** *** ****** ** **** ** ******** *** *** ******** ********* ** **** ********* **** ********* ***** ******* *** ********.

* **** ***** **** **** * lot ** ********* *** **** **** and **** ********* ******** ****** *** recognition ************. *'* *** ****** ** have ** *** ******* *** - the **** ***** ** **** ** do ** *********** *** ************. *******, we **** * **** ** * data ******* ****, ********* *** **** what **'** ***** *** ****, *** we **** **** ****** ************* ********* who ******* ** **. **'** ******** to ** *********.

****** *** *** ********! *'** **** an **** ****** *** **** * year ***, *** *** ** *** community ****!

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U
Undisclosed #1
May 08, 2019

**** *** ** *** ****, **** reasoned ****** *'** **** **** ** my ************* *********** ********* ** * post ** ****.

*****, ***!  ;) 

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Sonny Tai
May 08, 2019
Actuate

***** ***! * ***** **** ** we *** ******** * ********** *** talented **** *** ******* ********* **** integrity, ** *** ********** **** ** impact ** * ********** *** **** saves *****.

**** **** *** *** *********** ** all :-) **'* ******* ** ** skeptical, ** *** ****** **. ***** are *** **** ******* ** **** industry ******* ** **** * ***** buck *** ********* ************.

 

* ***** ***** *** ********** *** quick **** ** **** ** * company ** ******* ** **** *****:

*. **** ***** ******** **** *** see ** **** **** ****** **** data ******* ********* (**** ************ - experience **** ****** ******** *** ******** vision). ******* *** ***** ** ***-***-***** model ** ** **** ****** **** set *** *** ** ** **** semi-well. ** ***** * *** **** to **** ** ********.

*. **** **** ****** *********** ******* funding? ** **** ****** ****** $** (will ******** ****), **** ** ***** is **** *** *** **** ***** investors ** ********* **** ** ****, Palantir, *** ********* - *** **** do *** **** ****** **** ***** technical *** *********.

DD
Dan Droker
May 07, 2019
LONG Building Technologies • IPVMU Certified

*** ** ********* ** * ****** communicated ** *** ****** ** *** end ****/******?

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Sonny Tai
May 08, 2019
Actuate

** **** * ************ **** *** detected ****** *** ***/*****, ** ** can ******* ** ** *** ***.

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Andrew Myers
May 08, 2019

**** **** **** *** ***'* ********* notify ****** ********? (**, *** ****** sends ***/***** ** * **** ** users, *** ***** ****** *** ******** to ****** ******)

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Sonny Tai
May 08, 2019
Actuate

** **** *****, ** ***'*, ** for *** ***** *** *** **** bureaucratic ****** ** **** ******* ** build *** ************ **** ***** *** enforcement **********.

*******, ** **** ***** *** ************* this ** *** ******, ****** *******:

(*. *********** **** * ******** ***** dispatch ****** ***** *** ***** *** been ********* ** * *****

(* ******** *** *** ********** ****** and ******* ***.

** *****'* *********** **** ***, ******* customers **** ******** ***** ** *** the ****** **********. *********, *** ****** go ** *-* ******* ** * school ********** **** ** ********* ***********, and *** ******** ** ******** *** the *** (** **********) ** ********* deployments. 

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Jeremy Ellis
May 08, 2019

*** ***** ** **********/***********/****** **** ** needed?  $** * ***** *** ****** is * *******. 

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Sonny Tai
May 08, 2019
Actuate

**** **** ******* ************ ******** *** existing ************* **** *** ********* :)

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Andrew Myers
May 08, 2019

** *** **** *** ***** *** working **** ***** ******** (*** ***** by *******)?

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Sonny Tai
May 08, 2019
Actuate

** ***** ************ **** **** ** we ******* ********* *** *** * specific ***. ** ***** **** ** work **** ********/*******, *** ** ***'* have * ******* ******** ***. **********, both ** **-******* *** * *** University ** ******* ***** *** **** use *******, *** ** *****'* **** able ** **** **** ** * customer *** :-* 

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Jim FitzGibbon
May 09, 2019

** *** *** ********* ** ********* that ** ** ******** ** **. We ** * *** ** **** in *** *-** ***** *** *** very ******* ** *********** ** ******* to ******, ******** *** ********* ************* and **************. **** ** ***** *** 4th ******* **** * **** **** across *** *** *** ******* ***** is **** **********. 

*** *** ***** * **** ******* is **** ***** ********* *** ****** to **** ***** *** *** *** do *** ** ** ******. ** the ******** ** ***** ** ** small ********, ****** **** ** * different **** **** ******* **** * public ****** **** *** ******* ************ or **** **** * ***** ******** or * ***** *********** **** ** sell ** ***** *******.

 

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
May 17, 2019

* **** * ******** ************ ********* question ***** *** ******** ** **** real-time ***** *********:

*. **** ** **** ********* ** transport **** **** ********* ***** **** customer **** ** **** *****? 

*. **** ***** *** ***** *** sending ***** **** *******?

 *. *** ** *** ******* ********* limited ****** *********?

*. *** ** *** ******* ********* privacy ********?

******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:********* ***** *** ******** ** **** Real-Time ***** *********

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Sonny Tai
May 17, 2019
Actuate

** *****, ****** *** **** *********! These *** ****** ** ***** ******* with *** *********:

 
*. ** **** ****** ** ******** resolutions *** *** ****** *** ******. As **** ** *** *********' ******* are ******* ** **** *******, **** doesn't ************* ******** ***** *******, *** substantially ******* ********* ************. ** ******* deployment ** **-** ******* ** ***** equivalent ** *** ****** ********* *******. Also, ** **** ***** ** *** leverage *** ***** ********* ****'** ******* doing, *** **** **** ****** **** motion ** ********, ******* ******** ********* by **-**%. **** ***** **** ********* isn't * **** *******, *** ** definitely *** ******* **** ************ ****** compute ******** ** ****.
 
 
*. ***** ** ******** **** ****** delay ****** *** ********. ** *** of *** *********** ** *** ******* and ******* ** ***** ****** * second ** ** ***** ****** ** the ***. *** *** ** *** at ********* ** ******* ***** ******* and ***** ***, ***** ** * local ************* ******* **** ** ********* customers **** **** ***** ******** ********** to *******.
 
 
*. **** ** *** ********* ***'* have ********* ********, *** *** *** ones **** ** ** *** *** on-site ****** ********* (** ** #* above), ** *******-***** *********** ** ******* their ********* ********. **** ** ****** counter-cyclical: **** ***** ** * *** of ******** ** ********, ******* ****** aren't ***** *** ******** ** ****, as ****'** ******* **** ** ***** to *****, ** *** ****** **** nicely **** ******** ********* ****** ********.
 
 
*. *** ****** *** ***** **** privacy ** **** **** *** ****** up. *******, ** ***'* ******* ***** or *** ***** ********** ************ ***********: We're **** ******* ****** ******* *** relevant ********. ******, ** **** *** customer **** ***** ***, ** *** data ********* **** *** **** ***** un-annotated ****** ** **** *****. *****, we *** *** ****-************ ********* ********* by *** ********'* ***, ***** ***** IT **** *** ******* ******** ** part ** *** *** ********** *******. None ** *** **** ******* *** customer's ******* ****** *** ** ***** being **** **** ** *** **** of * *********. ***** ** ********** that **** ********* *** ***** **** concerns ***** *** **** ***** *********** externally ** ***, ** ******* *** system ** *** **** *******-********* ****-**** Video ********* ******** ********* *********, *** other ********* **** ******* ********** *** analysis, ****** **** ********* *******, ** more ***-***** ******** ** ******** ******** a *******.
 
 
**** **** *****! 
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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
May 17, 2019

***** *** *** *** **** ********:

*. ** *** ******* ** *** mentioned **** *** **** **-** ***  , **** ***’* *** *********, *** I ** **** *** ***’* ****** weapon ** *-* ***. ****** * am *** **** *** *** ** the ******** ** *** ***** ******** to ** **** ****** *** ********* the ****** ** ****** **** *** unless *** ********* ****** ** ****** or ** *** *** *****. 

*. * ***’* ********** *** *** can ***** ** *** ****** ********* analytics. *****, ** ** *** ******** and ******* ******* ****** ** ***** alerts. ******, ** ** ********** ** an *********** ***** *** ******** ****** which ** *** ******** ** **** use-case ** *** ** * ********** it. 

*. * ***** ***** **** ***** is ******* ***** ****** *** ******** especially *** * ******** ******* ** you *******. 

******** *** ***** * ** *** convinced **** *** ********** *** *****.

***, **** ** *** ******* ****** size **** ** ******** ** ***** to ********* **** **** ** * weapon? 

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Sean Patton
Oct 30, 2019
IPVM

************** **** **** ********** ** *******, ***** **** ********* "*** ****** and ********-********* ********" ** ******** ** their *** ********* ******:

***** ******* ******** ** *** *******’* market ***********, ******* ********** ******* ** adopt *** *** ***** **** ** alignment **** *** *** ********, ***** expand *** ****’* ********* ****** *** detection.

*** *** ******** ******* ********- *** threat-detection ** *********. *** ******* ****** can *** ***** ********* ** ************ entry ** ******** ********** *** ***** individuals ****** ** * *********** ****** even ****** ******* *** ***** *******.

** ********** ***** ******** ******* ****** be **** ** ******* ********** *****' needs ** *** *** ********* ****. However, *** **** ***** **** ******** that ************* *** * **** *** detection ***** ********* ******* *** *** enough ** ***** * ******* ******.

**********, ***** *** ******, ** *** unheard ** ** *** ********* ****** (e.g. **** ** ** **********, ***************** to **********).

U
Undisclosed #1
Oct 30, 2019

*** ***** **** ** **** ***** how ***** *** ******** **** ** conjunction **** *** *** ********* *********?

* **** *** **** ** ******** potential **** ****** * *** ** ever ********* *** *'* **** ** understand **** *** *** *** ***** and *** *** ***** - ******** - **** *****.

***: *** *** ** ***** *** snagging *** .** ****** *********.

********* ***** *****.