Autonomous Drone Provides Home Security

Autonomous Drone Provides Home Security

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Autonomous technology is rapidly developing. Whether it be autonomous vehicles, autonomous robots, or autonomous security systems, technology has never been as independent as it is today. Although more often than not, advanced autonomous technologies are often only reserved for militaries, governments, and major organizations.

Whenever new autonomous security systems are developed its usually the major organizations enjoying the benefits of the new technology and not the regular consumer. However now, an American company is pushing to change that by offering its new autonomous drone home security system.

Sunflower Labs are currently accepting pre-orders for their Home Awareness System, a novel approach to home security. The system is comprised of three main components, an autonomous drone, a charging station, and motion and vibration sensors.

Cleverly disguised as garden lights, the systems motion and vibration sensors are placed around the outside of a house to scan for any irregular activity. Dubbed Sunflowers by the company, the sensors are capable of differentiating between cars, animals, and people. The Sunflowers constantly monitor the property and display information in real time on a map that can be viewed via smartphone.

If the Sunflowers notice something irregular the system will then alert the home’s owner through a smartphone app, the homeowner will then be able to decide to deploy the autonomous drone, or the Bee. The Bee is capable of autonomously navigating towards the suspicious activity and recording video of the activity, which could live streamed via a smartphone app. 

Once the Bee is done with its mission, it will automatically fly back and land autonomously in its weatherproof housing and charging station, also known as the Hive. The Hive is also the brains of the operation, providing the system with the AI for data processing and analysis.

The drone security system is completely autonomous so that its owner will never have to manually operate the drone. If the homeowner would want to inspect a certain area on the property, he could tell the drone where to fly through his smart device. 

Even though the system is for home security, it could also be used to take aerial pictures and videos. The company’s website also mentions that the Sunflowers are also capable of making the house more attractive by being able to light up in five different colors.

The system is expected to hit markets by mid 2020.

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