US ‘smart gun’ which opens with facial recognition fails during demonstration

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Colorado-based Biofire Tech is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial-recognition technology, the latest development in personalised weapons that can only be fired by verified users.
Kai Kloepfer fires a prototype of the Biofire weapon at the shooting range of the company's Colorado headquarters
Kai Kloepfer fires a prototype of the Biofire weapon at the shooting range of the company's Colorado headquarters© Provided by The Telegraph
But in a sign of the long, challenging road that smart guns have faced, a prototype twice failed to fire when demonstrated for Reuters this week.
Kai Kloepfer, the company founder and chief executive, said the software and electronics have been fully tested, and the failure was related to the mechanical gun which was made from pre-production and prototype parts.
At other times during the demonstration the weapon fired successfully and the facial-recognition technology appeared to function.
Biofire’s gun can also be enabled by a fingerprint reader, one of several smart gun features designed to avoid accidental shootings by children, reduce suicides, protect police from gun grabs, or render lost and stolen guns useless.

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HorizontalHunter said:
Colorado-based Biofire Tech is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial-recognition technology, the latest development in personalised weapons that can only be fired by verified users.
Kai Kloepfer fires a prototype of the Biofire weapon at the shooting range of the company's Colorado headquarters's Colorado headquarters
Kai Kloepfer fires a prototype of the Biofire weapon at the shooting range of the company's Colorado headquarters© Provided by The Telegraph
But in a sign of the long, challenging road that smart guns have faced, a prototype twice failed to fire when demonstrated for Reuters this week.
Kai Kloepfer, the company founder and chief executive, said the software and electronics have been fully tested, and the failure was related to the mechanical gun which was made from pre-production and prototype parts.
At other times during the demonstration the weapon fired successfully and the facial-recognition technology appeared to function.
Biofire’s gun can also be enabled by a fingerprint reader, one of several smart gun features designed to avoid accidental shootings by children, reduce suicides, protect police from gun grabs, or render lost and stolen guns useless.

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US ‘smart gun’ which opens with facial recognition fails during demonstration
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POS makes a highpoint look good.
And that’s not easy
 
Compooky said:
Which police departments will switch to this? It’s for the children.
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I hope they compel ever PD in Cali, NY, and NJ to run em. Let the politicians put their money where there mouth is.

I do appreciate that the designers of this were so out of touch to market demands that they completely eliminated the ability for it to add a red dot or change sights.
 
HorizontalHunter said:
Colorado-based Biofire Tech is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial-recognition technology, the latest development in personalised weapons that can only be fired by verified users.
Kai Kloepfer fires a prototype of the Biofire weapon at the shooting range of the company's Colorado headquarters's Colorado headquarters
Kai Kloepfer fires a prototype of the Biofire weapon at the shooting range of the company's Colorado headquarters© Provided by The Telegraph
But in a sign of the long, challenging road that smart guns have faced, a prototype twice failed to fire when demonstrated for Reuters this week.
Kai Kloepfer, the company founder and chief executive, said the software and electronics have been fully tested, and the failure was related to the mechanical gun which was made from pre-production and prototype parts.
At other times during the demonstration the weapon fired successfully and the facial-recognition technology appeared to function.
Biofire’s gun can also be enabled by a fingerprint reader, one of several smart gun features designed to avoid accidental shootings by children, reduce suicides, protect police from gun grabs, or render lost and stolen guns useless.

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US ‘smart gun’ which opens with facial recognition fails during demonstration
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"Smart Guns" are a dumb idea and a waste of money!

Who ever thinks "Smart Guns" are a good idea; has an IQ far lower than our bumbling idiot of a president.
 
groundscrapers said:
I hope they compel ever PD in Cali, NY, and NJ to run em. Let the politicians put their money where there mouth is.

I do appreciate that the designers of this were so out of touch to market demands that they completely eliminated the ability for it to add a red dot or change sights.
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The people buying this are not adding red dots or changing sights, they are not even going to shoot over 100 rounds.

They are mostly the same people buying EV, they are not really sure why they bought them, but they will try to act cool and justify the purchase.

The people buying this will maybe shoot 100 rounds and throw the gun in a box. When they need it 3 years later they will realize the battery is dead and the software wasn't updated so they can't use it.
 
Broc said:
The people buying this are not adding red dots or changing sights, they are not even going to shoot over 100 rounds.

They are mostly the same people buying EV, they are not really sure why they bought them, but they will try to act cool and justify the purchase.

The people buying this will maybe shoot 100 rounds and throw the gun in a box. When they need it 3 years later they will realize the battery is dead and the software wasn't updated so they can't use it.
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My bigger point is that no attempt was made to make it relevant to the market. Maybe they are trying to create their own... They will fail and we will laugh. BTW EV's are dope in many ways so don't always judge a book by their cover.
 
groundscrapers said:
My bigger point is that no attempt was made to make it relevant to the market. Maybe they are trying to create their own... They will fail and we will laugh. BTW EV's are dope in many ways so don't always judge a book by their cover.
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Their market is gen 1 Prius owners, no need to waste resources making it look good or adding features.

Will you buy this POS if it has a rail? - probably not. So why add one?
 

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