[Vo]:Deadly insect drones of the future

2013-02-19 Thread Jed Rothwell
Something else I predicted in my book. See: http://theweek.com/article/index/240285/watch-the-deadly-insect-sized-drones-of-the-future The people at General Dynamics should think twice about developing these things. Sooner or later everyone will have one, and every public figure from the

Re: [Vo]:Deadly insect drones of the future

2013-02-19 Thread Mark Gibbs
Too late: http://www.indiegogo.com/robotdragonfly/x/1658702 ... basic version to be priced at $250 without camera and a camera-less silent version at $280 (perfect for stealth toxic chemical delivery). Surveillance version with two cameras (one HD) with an on-board computer that may be powerful

Re: [Vo]:Deadly insect drones of the future

2013-02-19 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com wrote: Too late: http://www.indiegogo.com/robotdragonfly/x/1658702 ... basic version to be priced at $250 Yeah, I suppose it is inevitable. But the General Dynamics version with push the state of the art forward rapidly, with capabilities far beyond the ones we

Re: [Vo]:Deadly insect drones of the future

2013-02-19 Thread de Bivort Lawrence
By governmental definition, terrorists are those who operate without governmental sanction. I would worry more about those who operate with governmental authority. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2013, at 7:35 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com wrote:

Re: [Vo]:Deadly insect drones of the future

2013-02-19 Thread James Bowery
The real threat to national security is, and has for generations been, policies that empower guys who think efficiency trumps resilience. On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com wrote: Too late:

Re: [Vo]:Deadly insect drones of the future

2013-02-19 Thread de Bivort Lawrence
Well said. And guys who don't understand that if they oppress people they will fight back. Sent from my iPad On Feb 19, 2013, at 8:07 PM, James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com wrote: The real threat to national security is, and has for generations been, policies that empower guys who think