airborne mini-robots

[bluejives]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3579232.stm

ah. think of all the awesome military applications of this technology.

[lp]

Forget military applications. Imagine all the panties you could steal.

[AsianMilitia]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3579232.stm

ah. think of all the awesome military applications of this technology.Absolutely. I'm sure this will lead to more practical applications, as well as further development of mini-flying robots. I'm sure they can come in very handy in terms of precision-cluster-bomb droppings, mini-kamikaze type bombers, or other insidious and useful acts. How bout mini-nukes? :?

[Blue11_96]

Absolutely. I'm sure this will lead to more practical applications, as well as further development of mini-flying robots. I'm sure they can come in very handy in terms of precision-cluster-bomb droppings, mini-kamikaze type bombers, or other insidious and useful acts. How bout mini-nukes?

Practical applications!!! I'd settle having a mini-robot scratching my back at 3 pm everyday at work![/quote]

[AsianMilitia]

Absolutely. I'm sure this will lead to more practical applications, as well as further development of mini-flying robots. I'm sure they can come in very handy in terms of precision-cluster-bomb droppings, mini-kamikaze type bombers, or other insidious and useful acts. How bout mini-nukes?

Practical applications!!! I'd settle having a mini-robot scratching my back at 3 pm everyday at work!

You're clearly not one for advocating progress.

[Blue11_96]

[quote]Absolutely. I'm sure this will lead to more practical applications, as well as further development of mini-flying robots. I'm sure they can come in very handy in terms of precision-cluster-bomb droppings, mini-kamikaze type bombers, or other insidious and useful acts. How bout mini-nukes?

Practical applications!!! I'd settle having a mini-robot scratching my back at 3 pm everyday at work!

You're clearly not one for advocating progress.

Before we worry about killing people, let's make life better for those of us who are sticking around first!

[Dialectic]

That is awesome. I'm loving the multiple possible applications for the gyro-sensors too.

[Pimp Kim Chee]

You're clearly not one for advocating progress.

DEM LITTLE GADGETS COULD FLIP DA ENTIRE CONCEPT OF POINT OF SALE DRUG DISTRIBUTION COMPLETELY ON ITS HEAD. PAYPAL DA FUNDS, GET HOME DELIVERY (AS LONG AS YOU GOTS AN OPEN WINDOW) IN 15-20 MINUTES. GENIUS. PURE GENIUS.

[AsianMilitia]

That is awesome. I'm loving the multiple possible applications for the gyro-sensors too.With further development, it can be advanced to serve as a surveillance mechanism to detect troop and sniper movement for precision bombings and assassinations.

Interesting enough, this comes at a time when Japan is comtemplating its role in the pacific and scrapping its half-century long stance of pacifism to counter a growing Chinese and North Korean threat. As the ancient Chinese proverb reads: "May you live in interesting times." :D

[ric]

Pentagon Invests in Unmanned 'Trauma Pod'



http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&ncid=738&e=1&u=/ap/20050328/ap_on_hi_te/trauma_pod



Anyone heard of: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QRIO/top_nf.html

Will QRIO ever be on consumer market?

[DijabutiA]

The Japanese actually had hot air balloons, that they packed with explosives and floated them up into the jet streams to fly to America during WW2. They timed it so the bombs would go off in California and it actually worked. :lol:

[da Tao]

The Japanese actually had hot air balloons, that they packed with explosives and floated them up into the jet streams to fly to America during WW2. They timed it so the bombs would go off in California and it actually worked. :lol:

I saw this on TLC, the way they told it was that the mechanism was sound (it released sandbags every now and then as its balloon deflated) BUT the only time that anyone got killed was a family on a picnic... the kids found one UXO (unexploded ordinance)

I am not too excited about military applications offshoot from this alone though... there are already aerial drones that can hover, armed with a machine gun. This little thing here is simply not quite scalable - if you try to increase the flight time and survivability then you would be better off with some other tech. But that is not to say that it doesn't have it's niche market like looking in a spider hole!

The mini-gyros are probably the most promising component as D said - you can cut out lots of weight with those.

[Infectious]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3579232.stm

ah. think of all the awesome military applications of this technology.

I'm thinking of all the security holes bluetooth has and how easy it would be to sabotage.