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aegis

Launching today

Smart personal safety app connected to 24/7 dispatch

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Smart personal safety app connected to 24/7 dispatch

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Aegis replaces friction-heavy panic buttons with an intelligent personal safety shield. When triggered, it links directly to 24/7 emergency dispatch while sharing a live context payload (real-time GPS, reason for alert, streaming audio/video, and vital health data) so responders never arrive blind. Built for everyday safety, it features Athena AI anomaly detection, fall detection, adaptive accessibility, and trusted contact networks.

Launch tags:Health & Fitness•Artificial Intelligence•Tech

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aegis

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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I’m the founder of aegis, and I’m thrilled to share what we’ve been building with you today. I started aegis with a simple, deeply personal goal: I want people to feel truly safe in this world. My sister has suffered from seizures most of her life. A few years ago, she had a seizure while walking home, and when she woke up, she was being sexually assaulted. After a seizure, a person is often disoriented and completely nonverbal, she was unable to call for help or tell anyone what happened. I searched everywhere for a tool that could automatically detect a crisis, notify me, or alert authorities when she couldn't speak for herself. When I realized nothing met those standards, I decided to build aegis. Existing safety tools simply don't account for real-world trauma or physical incapacitation. Texting a static GPS coordinate to a friend leaves loved ones helpless, and manual panic buttons fail if you can't speak or navigate your phone screen. Whether you're navigating a medical condition, walking home late, working night shifts, or living with a physical disability, emergency tech should protect you when you're at your most vulnerable. When building aegis, our focus was bridging the gap between everyday peace of mind and real-world emergency response, without sacrificing privacy. Not every situation calls for police or paramedics, so aegis lets you quickly alert designated loved ones/emergency contacts (your "Protectors") with real-time location updates when you just want someone looking out for you. When a true crisis occurs, aegis links directly to 24/7 UL-certified dispatchers while transmitting a live context payload, including real-time GPS, streaming audio/video, and vital medical profiles, so first responders know exactly what to expect even if you can't say a word. We also built an adaptive UI tailored for users with mobility limitations or physical impairments who can't navigate complex menus. Coming soon, we are also introducing Athena AI, which will learn routine behaviors to detect anomalies and trigger automated check-ins before a situation escalates. I’d love to get your thoughts, answer any questions, and hear your feedback on how we can make aegis even better!

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15h ago

Why don't men talk about personal safety?

When people discuss personal safety apps, the narrative is almost always targeted toward women walking home at night. But safety isn't gendered, men face unique, often unspoken risks including sudden medical events, solo travel hazards, late-night transit incidents, and working solitary shifts.

Yet, men rarely download safety tools due to social friction, stigma, or the assumption that "nothing will happen to me."

At Aegis, we ve been looking closely at how to design safety tools that feel like invisible armor rather than a panic button.

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15h ago

What is your default safety habit when walking alone at night?

Almost everyone has a ritual when walking home in the dark or through an unfamiliar area:

Holding keys between your knuckles
Calling a friend just to have someone on the phone
Checking behind you every 15 seconds
Pretending to talk on speakerphone

The problem? None of these actually get first responders or loved ones to your location with real context if something actually goes wrong.

We're building Aegis to replace these "safety habits" with real, automated protection, sending live tracking, video, and medical data to dispatchers without needing to say a word.

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15h ago

Campus safety in 2026: Why are university emergency systems still stuck in the 1990s?

Recent headlines, from incidents at Cornell(and many more universities) to safety alerts on campuses across the country, have made one thing clear: blue light emergency poles and legacy campus security apps aren't cutting it anymore. Most college safety tools still rely on a student being able to speak, make a voice call, or navigate a complicated phone screen while under extreme stress or threat. But during a crisis (or a medical event), victims are often disoriented or nonverbal.

We re building Aegis to rethink how emergency data is sent to dispatchers and loved ones without relying on voice calls.

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Forum Threads

p/aegis-14

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15h ago

Why don't men talk about personal safety?

Yet, men rarely download safety tools due to social friction, stigma, or the assumption that "nothing will happen to me."

At Aegis, we ve been looking closely at how to design safety tools that feel like invisible armor rather than a panic button.

p/aegis-14

•

15h ago

What is your default safety habit when walking alone at night?

Almost everyone has a ritual when walking home in the dark or through an unfamiliar area:

Holding keys between your knuckles
Calling a friend just to have someone on the phone
Checking behind you every 15 seconds
Pretending to talk on speakerphone

The problem? None of these actually get first responders or loved ones to your location with real context if something actually goes wrong.

We're building Aegis to replace these "safety habits" with real, automated protection, sending live tracking, video, and medical data to dispatchers without needing to say a word.

p/aegis-14

•

15h ago

Campus safety in 2026: Why are university emergency systems still stuck in the 1990s?

We re building Aegis to rethink how emergency data is sent to dispatchers and loved ones without relying on voice calls.

View all