BY MICHAEL PETERSON Smart Ball. Background Francisco Aguilar and David Thomas Haitian Earthquake...

BYMICHAEL PETERSON

Smart Ball

Background

Francisco Aguilar and David ThomasHaitian Earthquake 2010Worried about increased responsibilities for

police officers

Technology

Standard model6 cameras, near LED light clusters,

accelerometer and microprocessorVarying altercations depending on intended

usehttp://www.popsci.com/technology/article/201

3-04/emergency-response-smart-ballwww.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20226064

Advantages

Easy to useInstant Access Hand held reconLow Price

Disadvantages

Use and release modelInvasion of privacyPossible adjustments for recovery

Current Activity

Still in Prototype formTrial PeriodSelect Police and Firefighter division

Works Cited

"Ball with Brains and Cameras Designed to Keep First Responders Safe." Ball with Brains and

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"2013 Invention Awards: Smart Ball." Popular Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.

"Video: Video Gallery." Camera Ball Bounces in for a Closer Look. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr.

2013.

"Q A with a BRAIN Project Pioneer." MIT Technology Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.

"Ball-shaped Camera 'to Help Police and Firefighters'" BBC News. BBC, 11 June 2012. Web. 15

Apr. 2013.

"Throwable Camera-ball Scouts Ahead in Unsafe Situations." NBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 15

Apr. 2013.

"Bounce Imaging." Bounce Imaging. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.

"2013 Invention Awards: Smart Ball." Popular Science. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.