Why We Shouldn't Fear Personal Drones

Why We Shouldn't Fear Personal Drones

Real estate agent Ed Kaminsky commissions fly-through promotional videos of houses using proprietary model drones like this one, named “FX-600.” This house in Altadena, California would go on to sell for $2.5 million. Drones, like most robots, are designed for jobs that are “dull, dirty or dangerous.” We know what that means in a military context — everything from endless “loitering” over combat zones to remote-controlled warfare with the pilots safely in a trailer in Nevada — but soon civilian drones will be flying commonly overhead here at home. What will they be doing?The usual assumption is that it will be police surveillance and general

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  1. Tim O'Reilly

    112.0 days ago

    RT @jerrybrito: Why We Shouldn't Fear Personal Drones http://t.co/yK1fOO9a Some sanity from @chr1sa

  2. Jerry Brito

    112.0 days ago

    Why We Shouldn't Fear Personal Drones http://t.co/yK1fOO9a Some sanity from @chr1sa



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