Cover (Cover AI) is a defense tech startup developing AI-powered terahertz imaging radar systems to detect concealed weapons at a standoff distance, originally derived from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab technology. The company is focused on deploying this technology in K-12 schools across the U.S. to identify weapons hidden in bags or under clothing before they enter school grounds.
“There's a technology that was designed at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab about a decade ago that can detect weapons underneath clothes and in backpacks and bags from like 10, 20 meters away.”
Source→“I own the IP from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. I spun it out two years ago and I'm funding this project... we will deploy hopefully to our first schools in beta by end of year.”
Source→AI-extracted from podcast / newsletter / paper summaries. May contain errors.