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Delivery, monitoring, search and rescue, emergency radio relay etc... the possibilities are many and expanding. RE Shoot downs : Retrieval becomes difficult if
by ejr 12y ago
Delivery, monitoring, search and rescue, emergency radio relay etc... the possibilities are many and expanding.
RE Shoot downs : Retrieval becomes difficult if the product is fragile as well. I imagine these devices will contain some sort of distress beacon and/or continuous transmission of its coordinates to a base station.
400 Feet (approx. 122 meters) is the current altitude limit in the US, I think. Birdshot is inaccurate at that distance and it's quite a height to try and shoot at relatively fast drone with a rifle. This is in addition to the fact firing recklessly into the air carries hefty penalties alone.
- Sephr 12y agoUntrained thiefs can shoot down drones with smart rifles that have aim assist/lock on features. The only problem is that they are very expensive, so if a thief could afford one they probably wouldn't need to shoot down drones to steal packages in the first place (that is, unless they stole the rifle as well).
- ejr 12y agoI've seen those Linux powered rifles lately and I wonder if recent drone developments may lead to more accurate tracking and targeting mechanisms. I recently saw this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSWjkXBHOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSWjkXBHOs While it's very primitive and inspired by a video game, future developments may lead to water canons and so on that may do the same. A DIY anti-drone turret if you will.
- afafsd 12y agoUntrained thieves can also shoplift, which is a far easier and less risky way for thieves to steal goods.