Someone falls in an empty stairwell.
What is happening: a fall, with no one around to see it. Where: the stairwell, where the cameras can see. Who is told: the staff your school chooses.
Help, faster, when something goes wrong on campus
A campus is a big, busy place. Students move between classes and buildings all day. Sometimes something goes wrong, and someone needs help. VOLT helps campus staff find out sooner, so help can get there faster.
What VOLT looks for on campus
VOLT is built to notice moments: a fall, a possible fight, someone where they shouldn't be.
It can also notice someone in an area outside the hours your campus has set.
Alerts for a campus are the same: "Possible fight," "Crowd forming," "Possible vandalism," "Possible theft," and "Person detected after hours."
VOLT doesn't need someone watching every screen.
A camera on its own just records. If something goes wrong, the video is a replay of what already happened.
VOLT is different. It flags moments that need attention, so people can act.
VOLT is built to notice what a fall looks like, and what a crowd forming looks like.
That is how it can tell a person lying on the floor from students playing a basketball game.
VOLT doesn't name anyone.
VOLT does not decide what happens to a student. Your school's staff and rules do.
How VOLT works
Step 1
A single camera sees only part of campus.
VOLT is built to run on the cameras you already have.
Step 2
VOLT notices a moment, like a student who fell.
Step 3
VOLT sends an alert, like "Possible fight" or "Crowd forming." Every notification is human verified.
Other alerts include "Possible vandalism," "Possible theft," and "Person detected after hours."
Step 4
The people your campus has chosen get told.
The alert shows where the moment is happening, so they know where to go.
Why minutes and seconds matter
Picture someone who falls on the stairs of a campus building late in the day and can't get up. Picture a crowd forming in a hallway or lobby.
Each time, the hard part is knowing that something is wrong, and where. VOLT can't stop a fall from happening. But help can get there sooner.
Sometimes, minutes or even seconds make a real difference. The goal is getting the right people to the right place at the right time.
When someone is hurt on campus
A campus is a big place. Someone may need help in a stairwell, a lab or a building after hours.
Step 1
What is happening.
VOLT notices a moment, like a fall. An alert tells staff something may be happening.
Step 2
Where it is.
The alert shows where the moment is happening, so staff know where to go.
Step 3
What staff see.
The alert shows the camera view and the location.
Step 4
Who gets told.
Your school chooses which staff get told. Every notification is human verified.
Moments like these
A few examples of what VOLT is built to notice, and who your school tells.
Someone may need medical help.
What is happening: a person down. Where: the alert shows where the moment is happening, so staff know where to go. Who is told: the staff your school chooses. Staff can tell paramedics where to go.
A possible fight near the cafeteria.
What is happening: a possible fight. Where: near the cafeteria. Who is told: your school decides. That may be the assistant principal and the school resource officer.
Someone in a building after hours.
What is happening: someone where they shouldn't be. Where: a side entrance. Who is told: the staff your school chooses.
Questions students ask
If a person has to check each alert, doesn't that slow things down?
Say VOLT sends a "Possible fight" alert. Every notification is human verified.
Can AI be unfair to some people?
That is a fair worry. VOLT looks for moments, like a fall or a crowd forming. Every notification is human verified.
What if VOLT gets it wrong?
Any AI system can get things wrong. That is a real concern.
That is why alerts say "possible." An alert is a heads-up, not a decision. A person checks it, and your campus's staff decide what to do. Human review filters out harmless moments, so alerts stay meaningful.
Is VOLT only about weapons?
No. It looks for everyday moments too, like a fall or a crowd forming.
VOLT detects handguns, long guns, and knives that are visible to the camera.
Do students get a say?
We think staying safe shouldn't mean giving up your privacy. We think students deserve to know how VOLT works.
Your campus decides whether to use VOLT. We want students to help us get it right.
Your privacy
You share hallways, lobbies and buildings with your whole campus. Here is what VOLT uses there, and what it doesn't do.
What VOLT uses
- VOLT uses video from the cameras your campus chooses to connect.
- It looks for moments, like a fall, a crowd forming or someone in a building after hours.
- When it notices one, the alert shows the camera view and the location.
What VOLT doesn't do
- VOLT doesn't name anyone.
- VOLT doesn't add new cameras.
- VOLT doesn't decide consequences. Your campus does.
- VOLT only sees the cameras your campus connects.
Every notification is human verified. Your campus chooses which staff get told. We think staying safe shouldn't mean giving up your privacy.
Want the details? Read our privacy policy.
Ask us anything
Have a question? Think we got something wrong? We want to hear it.
Your campus is a good place to start.
You can also email us at info@volt.ai or send a message on our contact page.
A member of our team will reply.