Short description
Project Scarecrow is a human-controlled, local-first rural security technology programme being developed by South African software company JVR Software.
Media kit · updated 15 September 2026
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Approved descriptions, verified status boundaries and reusable visual assets for journalists, researchers and prospective partners.
Approved descriptions
Two accurate ways to introduce Project Scarecrow.
Extended description
Project Scarecrow is a concept-stage rural security technology programme from JVR Software. It explores how fixed sensing, local edge computing, mobile verification and human-led incident response could work together on farms with unreliable connectivity. A local software gateway and ten automated tests exist; no live robot, camera or farm sensor is connected yet. The next evidence gate is one controlled, non-actuating real-world input before mobile hardware is selected.
Current status
What is verified as of this release.
| Area | Current public position | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Software | A local gateway accepts authenticated events, records incidents and human decisions, queues notifications, verifies an audit chain and exports evidence bundles. | Release status |
| Testing | Ten automated tests pass in the laboratory source package. This is software evidence, not field-performance proof. | Evidence room |
| Hardware | No live robot, farm sensor, camera, alarm, drone or physical deterrent is connected. | Current evidence gate |
| Operating principle | Human-controlled, non-lethal-first and fail-safe: uncertainty or lost communications must reduce capability. | Governance |
| Commercial status | No certified product, field-validated performance claim, commercial price or investment return is published. | Partner pathway |
Visual assets
Use the official mark and concept image with attribution.
These assets may be used in factual coverage of Project Scarecrow. Keep the mark intact, do not imply certification or deployment, and attribute the image to “Project Scarecrow / JVR Software”.
Official project mark
Scalable SVG with transparent background.
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Social and editorial image
1200 × 630 pixel concept artwork. It is illustrative, not a photograph of deployed hardware.
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Words that preserve the evidence boundary.
Accurate language
Concept-stage programme; working lab gateway; human-controlled; non-lethal-first; proposed pilot; vendor-neutral architecture; current evidence gate.
Unsupported language
Deployed system; autonomous guard; proven farm protection; commercial robot fleet; guaranteed prevention; certified safety system; available product.
Corrections and interviews
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