Axon school security taser drones

June 2022

Operator:
Developer: Axon
Country: USA
Sector: Education
Purpose: Strengthen security
Technology: Drone; GPS
Issue: Safety; Accuracy/reliability
Opacity: Governance

Reference

https://investor.axon.com/2022-06-02-Axon-Announces-TASER-Drone-Development-to-Address-Mass-Shootings
https://twitter.com/axon_us/status/1532414647113904145
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/v43uhv/i_am_rick_smith_the_ceo_founder_of_axon/

News, commentary, analysis

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-06/ethics-panel-members-resign-axon-taser-drones-mass-shootings/101129270
https://www.reuters.com/article/axon-enterprise-drones/exclusive-axon-halts-taser-drone-work-as-most-of-its-ethics-panel-said-to-resign-idUSKBN2NN055
https://theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/03/taser-firm-axon-ethics-board-stun-gun-drones-schools-condemned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61685117
https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/03/taser_maker_proposes_electric_shock/
https://gizmodo.com/axon-taser-drone-1849016465
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-taser-drone-may-be-a-creepy-fantasy-but-the-questions-it-raises-are-real/ar-AAY3JNi
https://futurism.com/taser-drones-drama
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34bb3/axon-wants-to-make-taser-drones-for-schools-despite-its-own-ethics-boards-concerns
https://www.policingproject.org/statement-of-resigning-axon-ai-ethics-board-members