Most drones aren’t particularly scary. Aside from maybe gashing you open if they crash into you, there’s not much harm they can do. Until you add a pair of articulated arms with claws on the end, which turns drones into some kind of giant cyborg eagle ready to snatch babies and the elderly right off their feet.
….The arms … allow the drone to perch on precarious areas that would otherwise be difficult for it to land on, or move around patio furniture, as demonstrated in this video that tries to convince us this thing is designed to help mankind, not assist in wiping us out.
—Gizmodo
Rummuser didn’t like the bear-testing promo, so I’m curious to see if he thinks this video is any better. Except for the scary claws I don’t think the drone itself is that interesting, but I love the Gizmodo commentary. I’m still chuckling.
This indeed is much better!
I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
I’ve never seen a real drone. I’m not sure I understand who is guiding it…
if from a computer screen somewhere or … ??
I’ve seen aerial shots that are amazing and one wonders who’s controlling it and from what stationery place… to get such camera shots.
this one looks kind of like a flying spider! only with more legs!
Those claws are definitely creepy. but it can carry only about 20 pounds, so it can’t be too dangerous.
Our local public service TV station has a drone. Among other things they use it in their summer classes teaching kids to make videos. Needless to say, the classes are popular!
The head of the station got the drone tangled in a tree when she first tried to use it. She had the controls upside down, but someone rescued it for her. As I understand it, the controls are like the ones for remote controlled toy boats and vehicles.
There’s serious concern in the UK about the number of drones flying about, with precious little regulation on how they’re used. It’s feared that one day a stray drone will collide with a commercial plane and cause a disaster. Maybe there are tighter regulations in the States?
As I understand it, they’re working on it.
I haven’t seen one either – in operation – and I don’t particularly understand the need…as Nick says “regulations don’t seem to be in place” – I guess they will become norm at some point.
The technology is developing so they’ll use them a lot more in the future.