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Enter at your own risk: New home security camera aims paintballs at intruders – National [Video]

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Porch pirates beware. There’s a new home security camera on the horizon, promising to deter would-be intruders and package thieves with paintballs fired at “ultra-high precision.”

OZ-IT, a Slovenia-based startup, is raising money for an AI-powered home surveillance system that would use facial recognition and an app-based system to fire paintballs — or even tear gas pellets — at potential ne’er-do-wells .

The PaintCam Eve comes equipped with night-vision technology, a warning laser and a built-in speaker to issue a verbal instruction for intruders to skedaddle. If the interloper doesn’t leave, the homeowner can choose to fire a paintball at them.

A wacky promo video for the device promises to fend off unwanted animals, burglars and, perhaps, innocent civilians out for their nightly stroll, with its “zero compliance, zero tolerance” warning system.

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