The Product | SOMA Robotics

There are currently zero working prototypes for SOMA Robotics.

That said, the advantages in AI since 2017 are staggering and it could do so much more. Now. -Ed

  

Location Specific AI robot to disorient active shooters using non-lethal methods 

Location Specific Non-Lethal Defense - Security Robots to Mitigate or Prevent Against Threats.

This is accomplished using manual activation, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning - AI/ML, and sensory deprivation and disorientation functionality (strobe lights, acoustics, etc.) targeting only the bad actor. Allowing others to "fight or run."

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FAQ on How Robotics, AI/ML, and Humans can prevent, or at least mitigate the impact of these incidents.

Ed Schipul, Founder and CTO of SOMA Robotics, recently sat down with Rachel Waters, a local tech reporter, to talk about his security cameras based on artificial intelligence. 

The following is an excerpt from that interview.


RW: Tell me about the device. 

ES: It is a security system similar to the one you have now in your home and place of business but with the added ability to deter intruders or attackers by responding to them and blinding them with light.

RW: Shining a spotlight on them. How is this different from the motion-sensor spotlight in my garage?

ES: When the motion sensor goes by, everyone knows it's automated. And it uses a floodlight. In a tragic situation like a school shooting, you don’t want to blind everyone, you just want to blind the bad guys.

RW: So it’s a spotlight instead of a floodlight?

ES: Actually it’s a network grid of high-power spotlights controlled by AI and high-speed robotics that triangulate on the perpetrator to give people a chance to run, hide or fight back. Dilated pupils can’t see. The device targets a specific individual whether manually controlled or through mechanical sensors. And it tracks them.

RW: It tracks them?

ES: Yes. Once it’s engaged, it will continue to use AI to maintain the target as they move. In the example of the school shooter, it continues to disrupt their vision causing them to close their eyes, buying potential victims a few precious, life-saving seconds.

RW: How does it find them in the first place?

ES: One of two ways. One option is having a human monitor for the unit cameras who can engage the system and either issue a warning light pulse or fully engage and disable the threat. The second option, and our ultimate goal, is to automatically triangulate the position based on the sound of gunfire using a combination of sensors that would allow us to know with an extremely high degree of certainty that this was a shooter.

RW: Where do you see the market for this?

ES: In the military, they refer to them as soft targets. Personally, I think the first market should be schools to help people fight back in the event of a school shooting. After school, I see it very applicable to every facility where people gather such as airports, government buildings, churches, and the like. 

RW: What does this look like? Have you built one?

ES: We have built three prototypes and currently have one installed in a popular co-working space in San Francisco.

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We have been conducting beta-tests on it that we believe will allow us to provide the service to more people at a lower cost, including releasing the code as open source.

RW: Lower cost meaning anyone could purchase and install it?

ES: Yes. Like a Nest thermostat or a Ring doorbell but far more intelligent. It doesn’t need you to check a text message to respond. It can respond on your behalf. Or in the case of a large, noisy event, recognizing the source of the sound and separating it from the background noises. Better than the human ear. Using things we learned in high school physics, like the doppler effect, to isolate and locate the source.

RW: Sounds like this could be a real game-changer. 

ES: We hope so.

RW: Are you interested in investing?

(laughs)

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I'm Ed Schipul, seeking investment partners to bring peace of mind to the kids, the parents, the teachers, and the local bars. Let's talk.

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