Colorado-based Biofire Tech is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial-recognition technology, which can also be enabled by a fingerprint reader. The first consumer-ready versions of the 9mm handgun could be shipped to customers who pre-ordered as soon as the fourth quarter of this year, with the standard $1,499 model possibly available by the second quarter of 2024. The gun is designed to avoid accidental shootings by children, reduce suicides, protect police from gun grabs, or render lost and stolen guns useless.
Biofire Tech, a Colorado-based company, is taking orders for a smart gun that uses facial recognition technology and can also be enabled by a fingerprint reader. The gun is designed to avoid accidental shootings by children, reduce suicides, protect police from gun grabs, or render lost and stolen guns useless. However, during a demonstration, the prototype failed to fire twice, but the company founder said the software and electronics have been fully tested, and the failure was related to the mechanical gun. The first consumer-ready versions of the 9mm handgun could be shipped to customers who pre-ordered as soon as the fourth quarter of this year.
Biofire Tech, a Colorado-based company, is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial recognition technology, which can also be enabled by a fingerprint reader. The gun is designed to avoid accidental shootings by children, reduce suicides, protect police from gun grabs, or render lost and stolen guns useless. The first consumer-ready versions of the 9mm handgun could be shipped to customers who pre-ordered as soon as the fourth quarter of this year, with the standard $1,499 model possibly available by the second quarter of 2024. However, a prototype twice failed to fire when demonstrated for Reuters this week, highlighting the challenges smart guns have faced.
