Nuctech Interview and Analysis 2023
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By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
Weapon detectors (143)
Displaying 'Weapon Detectors' tags 76 - 100 of 143 in total
Evolv School Customer Has 32% False Alarm Rate Without Chromebooks
An Evolv school customer has reported a 32% false alarm rate even without counting Chromebooks and laptops though the customer is happy. In...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
4 Main Weapon Detection Approaches Explained
The 4 main approaches for weapon detection are active magnetic, passive magnetic, active imaging, and passive imaging. In this guide, we...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
Weapons Detection 24 Competitors Comparison Guide
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By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
Florida School District Pays 11x More For Evolv Than CEIA
Duval County Florida spent $7 million on Evolv, selecting the company over rival CEIA's OpenGate weapon detection system, despite the latter being...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
CEIA: We "Never Ever Lie"
When IPVM finished testing of CEIA's Hi-Plus, CEIA USA's CEO was adamant about them "never ever" lying, bemoaning "companies [that] have deceptive...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
NCS4's Secretly Paid-For, Manipulated Research Results
While NCS⁴ is a government entity - part of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) - and bills itself as an academic center, NCS⁴ secretly...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
Evolv Drops "Weapons-Free Zones", Switches To "Safe Zones", Now "Safer Zones"
Evolv centered its marketing around its goal of achieving "Weapon Free Zones", however, the company has now quietly dropped that marketing,...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
Evolv "Not The Correct Solution For Schools" Says Superintendent After Stabbing
An Evolv system missed a knife that resulted in a student being stabbed, with the School's Acting Superintendent telling IPVM that Evolv is "not...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
SoFi Stadium Evolv Screening Surveyed
IPVM visited the $5 billion SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to see how Evolv's screening worked on game day as the Cardinals played the...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
Evolv Maryland School Customer Satisfied Despite 250:1 False Alarm Rate
An Evolv school district customer told IPVM that they are satisfied with the system and that "without this technology [the school official] 100%...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
ISC East 2022 Show Report
IPVM is back at ISC East in New York City covering the ISC East 2022 show. Compare this to our ISC East 2021 Show Report and our ISC West 2022...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
Bloodwing: "Make Warfare Cheap Again"
Kestrel Defense Bloodwing, the company behind the 'robot drone dog' recently declared, "Make Warfare Cheap Again" modeled after Trump's MAGA...
By Joyce Ho and Mert Karakaya - over 1 year ago
Evolv To Stop Selling "Purchased Subscriptions"
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By John Honovich and Donald Maye - over 1 year ago
Axon 'Moonshot': Cut Police/Public Gun Deaths 50% But Plan Vague
Axon says its 'Moonshot' goal is to reduce shootings between the public and police by 50% in 10 years, but how does the company, whose recent...
By Joyce Ho - over 1 year ago
Evolv Raises Guidance Q3 2022
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By Donald Maye - over 1 year ago
How Evolv Can Stop Missing Knives
While the BBC / IPVM report exposed that Evolv missed significant knives, Evolv can reduce this immediately if they are willing to adjust their...
By Nikita Ermolaev and Donald Maye - over 1 year ago
Lincoln Center Weapons Screening Surveyed
IPVM surveyed Lincoln Center to investigate its weapon screening systems, finding three manufacturers being used, including, Evolv which markets...
By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
BBC Exposes Evolv with IPVM Research
A BBC special report based on 1,000+ pages of documents obtained by IPVM has exposed security screening manufacturer Evolv for deceptive marketing...
By Nikita Ermolaev and Conor Healy - over 1 year ago
PRC China Company Markets Drone Deployed Weaponized Robot Dog
A recent video has gone viral showing a drone landing and deploying an armed robot dog. While some fear this is a sign of advances in warfighting,...
By Mert Karakaya - over 1 year ago
Mass Shooting At Evolv Customer Kennywood Theme Park, A Month Later Still Not Certain How Gun Got In
One month after three people were shot at a theme park that uses Evolv's weapons detection systems, the police confirmed to IPVM that they still...
By Donald Maye - over 1 year ago
CEIA Hi-PE Plus Metal Detector Tested
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By Nikita Ermolaev and Jermaine Wilson - over 1 year ago
Bomb Dogs And The Tradeoffs of Evolv Express vs Edge Analyzed
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By Nikita Ermolaev - over 1 year ago
DHS Says SAFETY Act Not An Endorsement
While the SAFETY Act has become popular among security providers, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to IPVM that its SAFETY Act...
By Donald Maye - over 1 year ago
Evolv No Stopping Videos Are Deceptive Marketing
Evolv falsely declares their systems require "no stopping" and deceptively shows people zooming by, without stopping. Evolv admitted to IPVM, in...
By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago
