Drones to fight school shooters? One US company says yes
The startup says human pilots can use the unarmed drones to confront an attacker before police arrive, and 233 school firearm incidents were recorded in 2025, IntelliSee said.
- On May 8, 2026, the startup Campus Guardian Angel demonstrated human-piloted drones in Austin, Texas, designed to neutralize school shooters by navigating pre-mapped 3D environments inside schools.
- US schools endured 233 firearm incidents in 2025 according to IntelliSee data; the system addresses police response delays highlighted by the 2022 Uvalde shooting where officers took 77 minutes to neutralize an attacker who killed 19 victims.
- Operators in Austin pilot the drones without artificial intelligence, using two-way radios to communicate with attackers. Director of tactical operations Khristof Oborski said they deploy "less lethal JPX pepper gel" if shooting occurs.
- Campus Guardian Angel operates pilot programs in Florida and Georgia, with parents in Houston expressing interest. CEO Bill King, a former Navy SEAL, stated the system's best-case scenario is functioning as a deterrent in every American school.
- System operator Alex Campbell, a 30-year-old professional drone-racing competitor, said, "To be the nerd behind the scenes, to help the heroes on this Earth saving us from the bad things happening, it's really fulfilling to be able to have a hand in that.
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A novel approach to tackling America’s alarming school shooting crisis involves deploying an unarmed drone to confront the shooter, resembling a giant, buzzing insect. This idea comes from Campus Guardian Angel, a company currently running pilot programs with this technology in Georgia and Florida, with increasing interest in Texas. These drones have yet to undergo real-world combat testing. This strategy seems to align with a segment of America…
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