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Evolv Express AI Weapons Detection Screening System

by Evolv Technology

AI-powered concealed weapons detection screening: visitors walk through Evolv Express sensor units at a venue entrance without stopping or emptying pockets, while onboard sensors and edge AI distinguish concealed firearms, knives, and explosives from everyday items and flag their location on a tablet for security staff. Evolv eXpedite adds autonomous bag screening, and the cloud-based Evolv Insights dashboard turns every screening into throughput and threat analytics.

Evolv Technology
Industry
Cities & Public InfrastructurePublic Safety & Emergency Response
Use cases
Site Security
Deployment
Public SaaSEdge/Local
Services
InstallationSupport & MaintenanceSoftware PlatformData Analytics
Available in
United StatesUnited Kingdom
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The challenge

What operators are up against

Traditional walk-through metal detectors and manual bag checks are slow, staff-intensive, and intrusive: they alarm on everyday metal, force people to stop and empty their pockets, and create long entry queues, which makes thorough weapons screening impractical at high-traffic venues.

The solution

How Evolv Express AI Weapons Detection Screening System addresses it

Evolv Express replaces metal detectors with AI-based screening. People walk through at a normal pace while sensors and AI distinguish concealed weapons from harmless items and pinpoint threats for staff, so venues can screen for weapons quickly without stopping every visitor.

How it works

Each Evolv Express unit uses onboard sensors to scan people as they walk through and applies AI to classify signatures as everyday items or potential concealed weapons. When a threat is detected, a paired tablet shows staff a real-time image and highlights where on the body the item is located. Evolv eXpedite extends the same walk-through flow to autonomously screen bags, and screening data streams to the cloud-based Evolv Insights platform.

SensePer-visitor screening events and alarm outcomes, the location of detected items on a person or in a bag, throughput and visitor-count metrics, alarm and detection rates, and unit health and status across locations.
ConnectEvolv Express units are network-connected and stream screening data to the cloud-based Evolv Insights platform, which operators can access from anywhere, and an open API connects the system to access control, video management, and mass-notification platforms. Specific radio and network interfaces are not published by the vendor.
AnalyzeThe cloud-based Evolv Insights dashboard provides throughput, alarm, and detection analytics and reporting across all units and sites; a tablet-based operator interface displays real-time alerts and item locations at each lane; and an open API enables integration with third-party security systems.
ActSecurity teams screen visitors for concealed weapons without stopping them, respond to pinpointed on-body and in-bag alerts, autonomously screen bags with eXpedite, and use Evolv Insights analytics to measure throughput and tune staffing and lane configuration.

Vendor documentation: link 1 · vendor website

Evidence level: L3 · Case-documented: how evidence levels work

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Why teams choose it

Touchless walk-through screening

Visitors pass through Evolv Express at a natural walking pace without stopping, removing belongings, or emptying pockets, so entry lines keep moving.

AI-based threat discrimination

Onboard sensors and AI analyze each person to separate concealed firearms, knives, and explosive devices from everyday metal items, reducing nuisance alarms.

Pinpointed alert display

When a threat is detected, a paired tablet shows security staff a real-time image and highlights where on the person the item is located so they can resolve it quickly.

Autonomous bag screening with eXpedite

Evolv eXpedite screens bags as people walk through Evolv Express, detecting concealed weapons in carried bags without separate manual bag checks.

Evolv Insights analytics

A cloud dashboard reports visitor throughput, alarm rates, and detection trends across every unit and location so operators can tune and staff their screening.

Open API and security integrations

An open API and prebuilt integrations connect Evolv Express to access control, video management, and mass-notification systems for a layered, coordinated response.

Documented deployments

Vendor-reported~140,000 visitors screened at 10-day annual fair

Sarasota County Fair removes security bottlenecks for 140,000 annual visitors

Evolv Express replaced slower screening after a shooting incident and allowed staff redeployment.

Agricultural fair and event operator · Sarasota, Florida, USA · Approximately 140,000 visitors during a 10-day annual fair
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