Axon Announces Body 5: Next-Generation Camera Built for the AI Era
For years, Axon body cameras have helped agencies capture critical evidence and create greater transparency. Body 5 is built to help officers during the call, with information, assistance and backup on the spot.
"Officers shouldn't have to choose between getting information and watching the scene. With Axon Body 5, they don't," said Rick Smith, Axon Founder and CEO. "They capture a license or document with the camera, keep their hands free and eyes up, and get information faster than writing it down and calling it in by radio. An officer fully engaged with the person in front of them, not down at a notepad, is a safer officer and a better-served community."
Axon Body 5: Built for the AI Era
Built from the ground up for the AI era, Axon Body 5 delivers 25x the AI processing power than earlier generation Axon body cameras, alongside advancements in connectivity, audio, video and battery life. Together, these upgrades give the camera the physical power to run smarter AI features — both today and as new AI tools are developed in the future — while also making it more dependable for officers to use every day.
For the first time, Axon is also introducing two versions of its latest flagship camera: Axon Body 5 and Axon Body 5 Pro.
Both models feature several key advancements, including:
- 25x more processing power for AI: A powerful new computing architecture creates the capacity to support current and future AI features directly on the body camera.
- Enhanced video: Improved video captures clearer evidence across challenging environments, including better low-light performance.
- Improved connectivity: Seamless connectivity in urban and remote environments - and more precise location capability - helps officers, cameras and remote support teams stay connected when timely information matters most.
- Longer battery life: 20% more battery life than the previous generation helps keep the camera ready and connected throughout an officer's shift.
The Axon Body 5 Pro will continue to gain new AI capabilities as they become available, growing along with the AI Era Plan. Additionally, new hardware features include:
- A near-focus camera: An additional dedicated camera lens lets officers scan driver's licenses to check status and search for wants or warrants in seconds, without returning to the patrol vehicle, with relevant information sent to Axon Fusus to support real-time operations.
- Front-facing speakers: Four additional speakers project even more powerful audio toward the person an officer is speaking with, helping real-time translations from Axon Assistant carry more clearly over heavy traffic or crowd noise.
- Additional memory: Extra space lets the camera run several AI tools at once, helping officers stay better informed and work faster.
Bringing More of Axon's AI Era Into the Field
Axon Body 5 helps officers get more out of the Axon AI Era Plan by bringing smart tools right to the scene. Axon's portfolio already supports public safety professionals across a growing range of tasks. For example, Draft One helps officers turn body-camera audio into high-quality report drafts and Axon Assistant provides voice-based information access and real-time translation.
Increasingly, Axon is also bringing AI into real-time operations.
Axon Guardian is a new category of AI features within the AI Era Plan that was specifically created to work with an officer's field-based devices - starting with body cameras and in-car cameras - to improve safety. Guardian is designed to flag potential risks as situations unfold and create alerts when additional attention may be needed. Two of the first features include:
- Escalation Detection: When an Axon Body 4 or Axon Body 5 camera is activated and recording, Guardian has the ability to detect potential conflicts in real time and create an alert in Axon Fusus. A human reviews the livestream and decides if additional support or action is needed.
- Approach Alert: When active on Axon Fleet 3, Guardian can detect if the door of a stopped vehicle opens and alert the officer through the in-car display and their body-worn camera.
Combined, Axon Body 5 and the expanding AI Era portfolio demonstrate the importance of AI as a critical resource to assist public safety professionals before, during and after an incident — reducing administrative burden, improving situational awareness and helping protect more lives.
Innovating Responsibly
Axon's Responsible Innovation framework guides the development of all of its products. Designed with this in mind, Axon Body 5 and Guardian prioritize human oversight and maintain agency control over data. As a key part of the responsible innovation process, Axon's independent Ethics and Equity Advisory Council was created to help responsibly develop and deploy new technologies with transparency, while aligning with community expectations.
General availability dates for Axon Body 5 and Axon Guardian will be announced soon. Product features and capabilities vary by configuration. For more information on Axon's current products and services: Axon Product Catalog - Axon.com.
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