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New Micro Drones Could Swarm Target Cities
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Just because Uncle Sam doesn’t already spy on everybody enough, the military is actively working on the next wave of robotic drones for use specifically in urban settings.
We’ve all seen “Terminator” and “I, Robot” along with hundreds of other science fiction films where the robots of the future are bigger and badder than your average tank. But the real future of robotics may be very different.
An Air Force video offers a glimpse of the future, with drones that look like birds and can recharge by perching on standard outdoor power lines. According to the narration, such drones can be used for long-term surveillance, moving when necessary to get a better view or switch targets.
But these “Micro Aerial Vehicles,” or MAVs, don’t stop there.
Also planned are flying robots that are shaped like bugs, with flapping wings and the ability to crawl up walls. The bugbots are planned to have some sort of networking capability so that they can work in a swarm or zero in on targets singly, even inside buildings.
The Air Force video even provides a demonstration of how one of these drones could be used in an assassination, taking out an animated sniper.
