AI-powered weapon detection for retail
Automatic alerting during armed robberies
The AI Weapon Detector provides AI-powered weapon detection for retail as a cloud-based AI-as-a-Security subscription. The solution detects visible firearms and stabbing weapons in real time via existing IP cameras in the checkout area and is connected to a security command center for alarm verification and notification of the police in the event of a threat.
The security subscription for AI-assisted weapon detection with an alarm center
A drawn weapon changes everything in seconds. For employees and customers, every moment counts. Police authorities make it clear: do not intervene, do not offer resistance, and do not press the alarm button. Your own safety comes first. But that’s exactly when often no one can call for help.
How it works
Detect weapons.
Verify the alarm.
In case of emergency, contact the police.
You simply connect AI Weapon Detector via a preconfigured plug-and-play gateway to your existing camera network. After that, the cloud-based AI Security-as-a-Service subscription automatically takes over analysis in the background, so no complex setup or technical know-how is required.
Using your existing security cameras
Your existing security cameras continue to monitor the area as usual, while the video stream is encrypted and transmitted via the gateway to our Swiss cloud.
Real-time weapon detection and alerting
A high-precision AI video analysis scans the images in real time for visible firearms and stabbing weapons. If a match is detected, the certified 24/7 security control center is automatically alerted.
Verification and emergency call by a 24/7 alarm control center
In an emergency, the security control room receives a screenshot of the detected incident, without live access to your cameras. Trained personnel review the situation and contact the police.
Police emergency call without button press with
AI-powered weapon detection
In an emergency, AI Weapon Detector automatically triggers the alarm chain, so you neither have to take action yourself nor try to discreetly trigger an alarm. This ensures that no one puts themselves at additional risk due to suspicious movements, while employees are also psychologically relieved in extreme situations. Because the system responds in the background, they can focus on what really matters:
This enables employees to stay calm, protect themselves, and help save lives in the event of an emergency.
Who is the AI Weapon Detector for?
For every business with a checkout area.
A highly specialized AI-powered weapon detection system—such as the one underlying the AI Weapon Detector—has, due to its technical complexity and the high infrastructure costs, until now mainly been used in enterprise and government environments. For smaller businesses, such a solution was therefore hardly accessible. The AI Weapon Detector changes exactly that.
We operate the entire analysis infrastructure centrally in our Swiss cloud. As a result, you don’t need your own servers or your own IT support, and setting up everything is also no longer necessary. Because we centrally provide the required computing power and technical operations, AI-powered weapon detection becomes economically viable even for smaller locations.
What you get
AI-supported weapon detection.
Automatic alerting.
Easy integration.
No operation required.
With the AI Weapon Detector you get all core services from a single source, because the cloud-based AI security subscription includes both the license for the AI video analysis and the cloud operation as well as the connection to the certified 24/7 alarm center. During onboarding, we first capture your camera network and then configure the plug-and-play gateway accordingly, so that all you need to do on site is connect it. This keeps commissioning simple and requires neither complex configuration nor any technical know-how.
AI Weapon Detector Light
Cloud-based security subscription without a control center
The AI Weapon Detector expands existing IP cameras with highly precise weapon detection. A gateway connects up to five cameras to the cloud and alerts your own security team directly.
- High-precision weapon detection in real time
- Individually configurable alarm receivers
- Ongoing maintenance and software updates
89 EUR / CHF
per camera and month
One-time per location: 490 EUR / CHF for gateway, configuration, and function test.
AI Weapon Detector Basic
Cloud-based security subscription with a monitoring/control room
The AI Weapon Detector extends existing IP cameras with highly precise weapon detection. A gateway connects up to five cameras to the cloud and automatically transmits alarms to a 24/7 control room.
- High-precision weapon detection in real time
- 24/7 alarm center included
- Ongoing maintenance and software updates
129 EUR / CHF
first camera per month
89 EUR / CHF
each additional camera per month
One-time per location: 490 EUR / CHF for gateway, configuration, and function test.
AI Weapon Detector Plus
Cloud-based security subscription with violence detection
The solution expands existing IP cameras with weapon and violence detection. A gateway connects up to five cameras to the cloud and alerts either a control room or your own security team, as desired.
- High-precision weapon detection in real time
- High-precision weapon detection in real time
- With or without 24/7 alarm center
- Ongoing maintenance and software updates
Price on request
per camera and month
One-time per location: 490 EUR / CHF for gateway, configuration, and function test.
Note on our pricing policy:
We offer the AI Weapon Detector in Switzerland and Germany at identical net prices. That is why we list all amounts excluding the applicable value-added tax. Although the price levels in both countries have traditionally differed, we deliberately use a consistent pricing structure so that all customers benefit from fair, transparent, and comparable terms.
Custom AI video analytics for retail
A platform for greater security and improved processes
In addition to the AI Weapon Detector, we offer individual AI video analytics solutions for store operators and larger retail environments. Depending on your requirements, we implement the solution as a cloud, hybrid, or on-premise system and integrate it into your existing camera and security infrastructure.
Possible analyses and individual developments
Retail Solution Individual
A platform for all locations.
Central operation. Individually configured.
You receive a centrally managed AI video analytics platform, tailored to your locations, analyses, and existing infrastructure.
- Dedicated cloud or on-prem server
- Integration of existing IP cameras and video systems
- Individual selection and configuration of the analyses
- Integration with dispatch control centers and security systems
- Managed Services, maintenance, and updates
- Optional 24/7 service with defined SLA
- Subscription or purchase licenses
Security cameras
You can connect the AI Weapon Detector to most of the common IP cameras that are already installed in your operation. If no video surveillance system is in place yet, or if you want to use a separate camera exclusively for weapon detection, then choose one of three tested camera models from Axis, Hanwha, or Geutebrück.
Alarm management with the evalink Mobile App
The alarm management of the AI Weapon Detector is handled by evalink (from Sitasys). evalink is an alarm management platform that acts as a link between the AI detection, the alarm receiving center, and you. With the evalink mobile app, you can manage everything related to the alarm process: you can see incoming alarms, track the status of ongoing incidents, and adjust contact lists or schedules at any time yourself. This way, you stay informed and in control without having to keep looking all the time.
Available for iOS and Android.
That’s why with AI Weapon Detector
Because, in an emergency, every detail matters.
Anyone who detects threats and triggers an alarm chain in an emergency bears responsibility. That’s why we rely on clear data protection principles, human verification, certified partners, and a secure infrastructure in Switzerland.
High-precision AI weapon detection
The subscription includes the AI video analytics license for real-time detection of potential gun and stabbing weapons based on a high-precision AI vision technology.
No face recognition
The AI detects only objects, never people. No identities are stored, no behavior is analyzed, and no movement patterns are created.
Without live access to cameras
No one watches your staff while they’re working. In the event of an alarm, the control center receives only a screenshot of the detected incident.
Server location Switzerland
All AI analysis runs in Tier III nLighten data center in Zurich. Independent of US hyperscalers, without access from third countries, fully GDPR compliant.
Operation and maintenance included
We actively operate and monitor the underlying infrastructure. This includes updates, maintenance, monitoring, and technical support for the analysis platform.
No data storage
If no weapon is detected, nothing is stored. The AI analyzes the image exclusively in real time for threats, without building any historical records.
Integration with a certified alarm receiving center
The cloud service is connected to a certified 24/7 alarm monitoring center in accordance with ISO 27001. Every alarm is checked around the clock by trained personnel.
Human verification
No alarm automatically triggers a police deployment. Every report is verified by trained personnel at the certified control center before any further steps are taken.
Certified Standards
Every component of the system carries its own certifications: the AI video analysis, the Swiss data center, the alarm management, and the 24/7 control room.
What does that mean for your insurance?
Insurers expect the intruder alarm transmitter as standard equipment. However, the same security recommendations advise that, in an emergency, it should only be triggered if this can be done without being noticed. The AI-powered weapon detection for retail complements this mandatory equipment and mitigates its weakness. Detection runs automatically, and the alarm is sent out silently.
And in an emergency, the evidence is available. The alarm chain generates a seamless, time-stamped sequence. This way, you don’t just document what happened—you also prove that you acted immediately and in a verifiable manner.
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Who we are
Your cloud and service provider for AI-enabled security in retail.
As an Advanced Certified Vaidio Partner in the DACH region, Synaedge combines highly precise AI video analytics with professional alarm and security processes. Synaedge integrates and operates the AI Weapon Detector together with selected technology partners, security companies, and a certified alarm receiving centre.
Our partners
Because reliable AI-based weapon detection for retail is only possible with strong technology and service partners.
AI-powered weapon detection for retail: the worst surprise for armed attackers.
Put an end to the burden of a robbery being carried by your staff alone. Do you have questions or would you like to know whether the AI Weapon Detector fits your business? Talk to us.
