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> “If the politicians fix the gun problem, I'll shelve this thing, and we'll move on and do other stuff,” Smith said. “But I have fairly low confidence they're
by vegetablepotpie 4y ago
> “If the politicians fix the gun problem, I'll shelve this thing, and we'll move on and do other stuff,” Smith said. “But I have fairly low confidence they're gonna fix the problem. And so this is something that's within my control. That's something I can do that I think could make a big difference and is better than the status quo.”
Technology does not solve problems, it transforms problems. What this drone would do is transform the problem of police response time into a problem of financing.
My prediction is that this technology will end up in richer school districts first, then trickle down into less wealthy districts. When it arrives there it will be used more commonly as a tool to control students more than anything else.
- LanceH 4y agoWhy would the police limit it to schools? It could be used everywhere. Why limit it to a taser? They could start killing people with robots.
- kkfx 4y agoDid you know how much it cost a simple white noise generator, powerful enough to cut most wireless comms (i.e. all doable on small devices who can't use kW LF emissions)? That's even more important than moral considerations and irony on what future we heading to...
- robonerd 4y agoYou'll be triangulated down by boomer HAMs (they call it 'fox hunting', it's a sub-hobby for them) and slapped with a fine by the FCC.
- kkfx 4y agoSurely, but I doubt a shooter count on being not found... He/she just need to power on the device at a certain moment in time...
- UncleEntity 4y agoTriangulating the source of gun shots would probably be quicker as the goal is to not get disabled by a drone before carrying out their plan. Transmitting a signal before you’re ready to act is a rookie mistake and will just get you caught.
- robonerd 4y agoYou're right, I was thinking from the perspective of people protesting the paranoia-state by jamming these drones, not shooters jamming drones. I don't expect these sort of drones to be effective and doubt they'll factor into the planning of shooters. But people fed up with authorities telling them to live in fear might want to strike out against these drones.
- runlevel1 4y agoWhy require RF at all? An attacker could give the drone a location they know their target will be at and let the drone autonomously guide itself to the target. [This dramatization][^1] focuses on full autonomy, but I'd argue it applies just as much to the steps leading up to it. All the more reason to take this threat seriously now. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipTO_7mUOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipTO_7mUOw
- kkfx 4y agoSince the actual state of objects automatic recognition the drone might autonomously fly to a location, perhaps following shooting noise, but once arrived can't easy decide who to hit and can't hit anyone. At the same location drone itself is an easy target to shot down.
- runlevel1 4y agoProliferation of small, weaponized drones is an extremely dangerous path to go down. What stops you from swapping out a taser for another small weapon? The development of the gun made it so that you could strike your enemy from a safer distance, but you'd still need to be within line of sight. A small, weaponized drone removes that last requirement. You could be miles away. I'm not saying that making them illegal will prevent someone with the right skills from building one on their own. Indeed, we will likely see the first high-profile assassination using a small weaponized drone in our lifetime. However, mass production of that technology would mean anyone can kill without risk. And that's a terrifying prospect.
- 323 4y agoThey are working on it. Robot dog with gun turret: https://www.engadget.com/robot-dog-gun-ghost-robotics-sword-international-175529912.html https://www.engadget.com/robot-dog-gun-ghost-robotics-sword-...