This quarter, smart camera-based home security startup Deep Sentinel raised $7.4M in Series A from investors including Lux Capital and Bezos Expeditions.
We’ve been digging into emerging applications for AI, and wanted to preview one where AI-focused companies have gotten significant traction: physical security.
This quarter, smart camera-based home security startup Deep Sentinel raised $7.4M in Series A from investors including Lux Capital and Bezos Expeditions. The startup is reportedly working on deep learning-based video analytics.
The emerging interest in AI for physical security — specifically video analytics and facial recognition for security and law enforcement purposes — was underscored by the Q1’17 acquisition of computer vision startup Dextro by smart weapon and body cam manufacturer TASER International. Dextro too was developing deep learning-based video analytics solutions. In a press release, TASER has said Dextro will form the “backbone” of its new AI-focused initiative.
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