Robot Quadrotors return

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That is really cool. So imagine for a second what is going on behind closed doors in laboratories that few people know about. Those robots perform well in a static environment. But with movement sensors, heat sensors and object recognition sensors I suspect there are people alive right now who one day will die a quick death with absolutely no trace of anything to point a finger at for blame. Before long, that kind of technology will be reduced to the size of a sparrow, and a single aircraft, drone or cruise missile will be able to release hundreds in a single pass over a target. Once released, they'll open their "eyes" and attack their target like a swarm of angry wasps.

Of course, we've had larger sized weapons doing exactly that for over a decade. CBU-97 So again, based on the video, imagine what we actually have now.

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From what I've seen these quadrotors are performing well in the real world (outdoors). With latest sensor technology (like in iphone) they can compensate quite well for wind, tip, etc. They are extremely stable to control with a digital interface (instead of analog RC control). So you can give them commands like go up 10', Go West 20' at 5mph etc. As you say it won't be long for them to have (if they already don't) more autonomous ability to go to a specif GPS cooridinate and look for things or do something.