Posted on 05/11/2022 11:07:09 AM PDT by ransomnote
This footage is truly terrifying when you consider the prospect that should scientists transfer the technology to Beijing, or perhaps even the military, they may utilize the superior drone technology to target humans. Watch as the autonomous Chinese drone swarm flies through forest while hunting for humans.
A swarm of micro-drones maneuvered a thick bamboo forest in China without using GPS, avoiding trees, branches, and brush. The stunning film shows that these drones could one day be employed for search and rescue operations or even more sinister purposes, such as human hunts.
Chinese scientists from Zhejiang University produced a report and video of ten lightweight drones flying across a forest at high speeds. The drones’ technology independently traverses the optimum flight route using high-tech sensors.
In a document published Wednesday in the journal Science Robotics, lead author Xin Zhou stated that “multi-robot aerial systems are a symbol of future technology” citing science fiction movies such as Prometheus (2012), Ender’s Game (2013), Star Wars: Episode III (2005), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017), which “inspired” the research group.
Watch the video below:
In another experiment, Zhou and his colleagues demonstrated that a drone swarm could pursue a human “target” through a forest.
Enrica Soria, of the laboratory of intelligent systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, commented on the groundbreaking findings, telling The Telegraph:
“This work presents a notable contribution to the robotics community and an important step towards the application of drone swarms beyond the constrained environment of a laboratory, not only for exploration in forests but also for a range of safety-critical missions in human-made environments, such as urban areas with humans and buildings.”
What is frightening is that should scientists transfer the technology to Beijing, or perhaps even the military, they may utilize the superior drone technology to target humans, if just for domestic surveillance, or outfit it with weaponry for the modern warfare.
Around five years ago, the world’s top AI researchers and humanitarian organizations issued a warning concerning lethal autonomous weapons systems, often known as killer robots, that pick and execute targets without human intervention. This dystopic film depicting “slaughter bots.” was released by the Future of Life Institute.
Watch the video below:
Read the study below:
[ransomnote: Below is page 1 of the 17-page document available for readers to scroll through and read at the GreatGameIndia article webpage.]
Until the next day.
Until the next day.
I’m sure this will only be used for the benefit of all citizens…
Amirite, Harkonnen?
You read my mind.
I would use my Beretta A606 Sporting Clays Semiauto 12ga. Pull the plug and load up extras rounds in the tube.
Use them to find Bigfoot on the Finding Bigfoot show...
Omnius is coming.
Already covered by Star Trek Next Generation .
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That’s the day lose my phone.
Nothing a good shotgun couldn’t handle.
You can only fire one round at a time at one drone, meanwhile the others at firing at you ...
Don't get separated from your militia.
#5 birdshot.... So glad I have anti-drone capability....
I’d guess a hi-brass 1 1/4 oz load
would knock them down neatly.
I've read Michael Crichton's "Prey" and watched the Terminator series of movies up to but not including the latest woke trash. Yes these are works of fiction. However, we seem to be busy putting in place many of the technological building blocks that could lead to disastrous situations as depicted in these stories.
Hi.
Drones can hunt you, but you can hunt the drones.
And then you can find out who sent them and then hunt the source.
Life is good.
5.56mm
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A baseball bat would take care of this....
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