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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: Rooftop on February 18, 2017, 10:42:25 AM

Title: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: Rooftop on February 18, 2017, 10:42:25 AM
Thought some people here might like these...
http://gizmodo.com/power-company-sends-fire-spewing-drone-to-burn-trash-of-1792482517
Title: Re: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: rcjordan on February 18, 2017, 03:45:50 PM
You beat me to the post, RT.  I considered putting it under 'terminator' but it's (not yet) robotic (AFAIK). Darpa probably has the fully weaponized version for flushing us out of our post-singularity caves.
Title: Re: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: Travoli on February 18, 2017, 04:08:01 PM
I must dissent, RC. Weaponized drones fit perfectly into the terminator thread.
Title: Re: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: rcjordan on February 18, 2017, 04:17:00 PM
A million years ago, there was a Columbo episode where a violist was killed by a gun positioned outside his window with a trigger rigged to a tuning fork-type device.  For some reason, that killing-by-remote has always stuck in my mind. I've seen a flying, gun-toting drone here or elsewhere and wonder how long it will be before we have drone assassinations --if not already.  Kim Jong Nam's killing could have been easily done by quadcopter, I think.
Title: Re: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: ergophobe on February 19, 2017, 04:53:33 PM
From the article

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Now, before you get all worried about drones like these being used to kill humans, just remember that drones are already being used to kill humans practically every day.
Title: Re: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: rcjordan on February 19, 2017, 05:11:57 PM
Lest you think you could hide deep in the tunnels...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EudJPqtEAOA

Gets serious about 1 minute 30 sec mark.
Title: Re: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: grnidone on February 20, 2017, 02:59:24 AM
Dad wants a drone that he can put a small sprayer on to spot spray weeds.
Title: Re: Drones with flame throwers
Post by: Rooftop on February 20, 2017, 01:49:37 PM
You beat me to the post, RT.  I considered putting it under 'terminator' but it's (not yet) robotic (AFAIK). Darpa probably has the fully weaponized version for flushing us out of our post-singularity caves.

you thought it through more than me. I simply couldn't find the terminator thread  on mobile.