> State broadcaster CCTV showcases defence university’s miniature bionic robots suited to reconnaissance and battlefield missions
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> .. A robotics laboratory at the National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) in central China’s Hunan province has developed a mosquito-sized drone for covert military operations.
TimeTravelingChris on
Man, imagine in 10 or 20 years, micro drones might be considered a WMD.
m3kw on
So each soldier with vr glasses would have a bunch of these on their helmets for launch and computers would create a top down view of where they and enemies are and relay them to all team members
solemnhiatus on
Every time I see reports like this I think if they’re happy showing this to the public what kinda shit do they keep secret
Maizeee on
this is mildly scary. conflicts as we have them now but involving robotic killer bees on the battlefield delivering death however possible
sarkasm on
So they’re going to make hunter seeker drones from Dune?
cliddle420 on
The thing in that picture is substantially larger than than the mosquitos where I live
phiiota on
Still needs to be 75% smaller to be mosquito sized
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Submission Statement – Drones keep getting smaller
> State broadcaster CCTV showcases defence university’s miniature bionic robots suited to reconnaissance and battlefield missions
>
> .. A robotics laboratory at the National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) in central China’s Hunan province has developed a mosquito-sized drone for covert military operations.
Man, imagine in 10 or 20 years, micro drones might be considered a WMD.
So each soldier with vr glasses would have a bunch of these on their helmets for launch and computers would create a top down view of where they and enemies are and relay them to all team members
Every time I see reports like this I think if they’re happy showing this to the public what kinda shit do they keep secret
this is mildly scary. conflicts as we have them now but involving robotic killer bees on the battlefield delivering death however possible
So they’re going to make hunter seeker drones from Dune?
The thing in that picture is substantially larger than than the mosquitos where I live
Still needs to be 75% smaller to be mosquito sized