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Totally agreed. I found myself mesmerized watching the short video [1]; wow cool tech, nice views... but there are serious ethical implications for the engineer
by jdiez17 5y ago
Totally agreed. I found myself mesmerized watching the short video [1]; wow cool tech, nice views... but there are serious ethical implications for the engineers working on these systems.
Let's not forget that our work as technologists does not exist in a vacuum.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4T6Vr4a1hY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4T6Vr4a1hY
- Aeolun 5y agoTo be fair, work on recovering drone aircraft in midair can be employed for a whole lot more than just military purposes.
- flipbrad 5y agoI could imagine it being useful for search and rescue missions
- CaptainJustin 5y agoCan you imagine how this would the increase the search radius of a air rescue mission? One search and rescue flight looking for survivors could launch a half dozen drones each extending the explored area by thousands of square kilometres per hour.
- derekjdanserl 5y agoHow often are drones used for anything of that sort? Any actual examples? Or are you just purely fantasizing?
- Aeolun 5y agoJust found a quick example. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-56673116 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-5...
- ceejayoz 5y agoDrones are pretty quickly being adopted by search and rescue and firefighting organizations. No reason to think that's gonna stop. https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2021/11/video-drone-rescue-spy-in-the-sky-finds-missing-woman-within-seconds/ https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2021/11/video-drone-rescue-s...
- yissp 5y ago"Search and rescue" seems to be given as the use-case for every new development in robotics. Is it basically a meme in that field by this point?