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Kord Group’s shot detection device, ShotDot, has been recognised as a winner in this year’s Australian Good Design Awards.
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The Canberra-headquartered company celebrated the acknowledgement at the ceremony hosted by Good Design Australia in Melbourne on 8 September. Entries are evaluated on professional design, design innovation and design impact on society, the economy, and our environment.
The tamper-proof ShotDot device fits into the handgrip cavity of a Glock pistol, providing accurate and permanent data of time and date of each shot fired.
It has previously been tested by militaries and law enforcement agencies in Australia and the United States, in particular marketed towards after-action, weapon performance, maintenance, and judicial reviews in the US Law Enforcement market.
“I am delighted that the ShotDot has been recognised at the highest level for its novel design,” said Kord Group managing director Dr Peter Moran.
“There were many challenges in producing this world-leading product, not the least of which was how to fit the technology into a very small form factor which would meet the stringent requirements of the market for accuracy, performance, and security.
“It is testament to the skills and abilities of our industrial design partner, (NSW design company) Tiller Design, that they were able to come up with a highly innovative design that overcame these challenges.”
ShotDot was officially launched into the American law enforcement market in March to accurately record time, date, and number of firearms discharges from standard police, military or commercial issue Glock pistols.
“The Glock market in the US is huge, and we want to get the ShotDot out to law enforcement, Homeland Security as well as into the commercial market,” said ShotDot executive director Dominic Kelly.
The company has also put forward a push-button control Rifle Accessory Control Unit System for use on military rifles. The system allows remote operating of electronic devices from a central location on each rifle weapon.
