Electromagnetic guns developed for British police to stop electric scooters

British police have developed a device capable of "shooting" electromagnetic pulses at electronic bicycles and electric scooters. This was reported on May 14, 2024 by the Daily Mail.

The new gadget is designed to help police officers in the fight against robbers who take things out of the hands of citizens and hide on electric scooters.

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This is an experiment at the moment, but this is exactly the type of technology we need to keep people safe, "said Gavin Stevens, chairman of the National Council of Police Chiefs (NPCC).

The author of the development is the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory, controlled by the British Ministry of Defense. The weapon looks like a backpack of the heroes from the movie Ghostbusters. The "backpack" generates an electromagnetic pulse, which is fired from the likeness of a weapon that is held in hand, towards the criminal hiding on an electric scooter.

The impulse affects the electric scooter engine, creating the illusion of overheating, which causes the engine to shut down. At the moment, the backpack is in development. The first weapons tests will take place in a few months.

In fact, the impulse interferes with the operation of the electric motor, making the motor think that it is overheating. It turns out that all electric motors have a sewn-in safety system inside them, which turns off the engine if there is a serious threat of overheating, Stevens added.

A police officer will have to be clear about his purpose in order to use a weapon. At the moment, it is not known what will happen if a police officer accidentally hits an ordinary person. Police hope the electromagnetic pulse is safe for humans and other species. transport^[1]

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