REAL LIFE NEWS: DRONES WITH CLAWS
by Hazed
In case you’re not already worried enough about the proliferation of drones, now scientists are giving them the power to grab you and fly off with you!
The GRASPS lab at the University of Pennsylvania has equipped a quad-coptor with a grabbing claw, modelled on the way raptors such as sea-eagles catch fish without crashing or losing control. They programmed the drone to grab an object while flying over it.
It’s an impressive piece of work but probably has all kinds of unpleasant potential uses.
Watch a video of the grabby copter at the source link below and marvel at the vision of the drone swooping and grabbing its target, all with a voice over from the most boringly dry and technical scientist in the world.
Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/17/quad_copters_with_eagle_claws/
