Lie Detector Israel Unveils Airport Security Device

January 8, 2006

The machine is being tested at a Moscow airport and will cost between US $10,000 and US $30,000. Unlike a regular polygraph, it works without physical contact with people.  Its voice analyzer picks up uncontrollable tremors in a voice, according to the inventors at the Israeli company Nemesysco, and can catch emotions such as fear and love.

Amir Liberman, the company’s chief executive officer, developed the technology for military and insurance claim uses. He said the first stage of the test takes between 30–75 seconds. If the machine casts doubt on the subject, the suspect is taken aside by guards for an intensive search and questioning.

The device includes a signal-processing engine that analyzes incoming voice waveforms and detects levels of emotional states according to the pitch and speed of voices. Last year, American firms found the machine to be accurate up to 90%, and in a recent test, it caught the one person out of 500 who was planning an illegal act, Liberman said.

For further information, please contact Nemesysco Ltd., P.O. Box 1183, Zuran 42823, Israel; Tel: 972-9-885-3864; Fax: 972-9-885-3782; E-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.nemesysco.com

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