[2] Genasys was founded in Utah by Elwood "Woody" Norris as the American Technology Corporation in 1980.
In response to the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole, the company's engineering team developed their long-range acoustic device (LRAD) product line.
[2] In 2020, Genasys acquired Amika Mobile, an Ottawa, Canada-based enterprise software provider of critical event situational awareness, communication and control products.
[5][6] In a June 2021 acquisition, Genasys added Zonehaven, a California-based company specializing in emergency evacuation software services and resources.
[8] Los Angeles County suspended use of Genasys during the January 2025 Southern California wildfires after its "alert was erroneously sent out to nearly 10 million residents".