4 ms·
These things are so cool, but also a little scary. Someone's gonna make one of these things assassinate a public figures or steal your keys.
by netcan 14y ago
These things are so cool, but also a little scary. Someone's gonna make one of these things assassinate a public figures or steal your keys.
- celticninja 14y agobig variance between those two outcomes, I really dont want my keys stolen.
- simias 14y agoI don't think this drone can lift a keychain. A gun even less so...
- netcan 14y agohow about a needle?
- simias 14y agoThose things are not exactly silent you know. Nor are they difficult to stop/intercept. Case in point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbnySBqioB0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbnySBqioB0
- tanepiper 14y agoSo basically a hunter-seeker? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIVzK-h6qao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIVzK-h6qao
- pchristensen 14y agoThey are un-ignorably loud, have battery life < 10 min, and are flown by line of sight. So if you tried to harm someone with it, you wouldn't get away.
- sc00ter 14y agoCorrect on the first two points, but larger hobby UAVs can be flown FPV at a range of several kilometers. Not legally in many western countries countries, but then norm is harming people. Edit: Line of site restrictions, maximum heights, and the maximum power of radio communications permitted without additional licensing are typical limiting factors.
- jkaljundi 14y agoMany quadcopters can be programmed to fly routes by GPS. No line of sight needed technically, legal part depends on country.
- sc00ter 14y agoWhat, like this?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH_k5TC433g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH_k5TC433g