> I mean, our drones aren't in the shape of men using gliders. They are in the shape of manned aeroplanes, though -- they need to land on carriers and runways,

> I mean, our drones aren't in the shape of men using gliders. They are in the shape of manned aeroplanes, though -- they need to land on carriers and runways, they need to refuel, and they sometimes need to have weapons mounted on them. I agree that we can generally improve on the human form in some cases -- "eyes at the front of a head with limited rotation" is an easy fix, for example -- but most things are going to be loaded with tradeoffs, not just functionally but in how their public use might become accepted.