Demonstrator Shows Off Hummingbird-shaped Drone

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A project manager demonstrated a tiny spy plane with flapping wings like a hummingbird. Journalists were given a look the high-tech device that was developed for a U.S. defense agency. (Feb. 26)

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  • ..when you see such a waist of ingenuity waisted on military you get to KNOW that the army is now the soul job provider, and thats not good..a hummingbird..one of natures cutest creatures used in battle field..you know something is wrong..

  • Another tool for the police and other agencies to watch what we are doing

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  • @moonsalam You are a short-sighted, illiterate fool, incidentally posting this idiocy on one of DARPA's old projects. Funny that.

  • jus another way to fuck us over...nice one!

  • @moonsalam So what you're saying is it would be better to send human beings into harms way, soldiers who require training, supply lines, and other expenditures, over a cost-effective robot on the basis that it is cute? Would it be OK if the drone were shaped into something not cute like a flying cockroach? It's not like military innovation doesn't find its way to the public sector, look at jet aircraft and radar among other things. Hell, penicillin mass-manufacturing developed out of WWII

  • A cat would love to play with one of these.

  • something about this reminds me of the movie "They Live". Sure you see something that resembles a bird, but "they" are watching you.

  • @solspice

    Big Brother

  • It sounds just like a bird!

  • Gonna give my .22 plinking time a whole new meaning!!!!

  • @moonsalam what about when they also send part of that shipment to rescue crews in earthquakes and such so they can find people quicker without having to walk over every square inch. Or when they put a better/different camera and use them for inspecting dangerous area's like cargo tanks on ships. People often forget that yes it's the military funding it but it's almost always going to end up in the public eventually, once it's cost effective.

  • @flyboysgtv I'll get my cats to watch out for these

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