Actually, I’m really surprised it hasn’t happened already given the low cost.
I'm only surprised we're not seeing more of this from domestic terrorist groups. Anyone with minimal technical skill could probably order a hobbyist drone, attach something nasty, and figure out how to remotely detonate it with a phone.
Also, I suspect that arguing cops shouldn't be able to use armed robots for extreme situations like hostage standoffs—when they already use robots for bomb disposal and reconnaissance, to say nothing of long-standing measures like deploying snipers on rooftops—is going to be a tough case to make. Might have more success trying to limit the situations where they can use armed robots—say, a hostage situation or ongoing terror attack, rather than shadowing a protest.
And the IDF too: https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-is-sending-robots-with-...
Me too, it is not high tech at all, basic in doing a remote circuit and they now even have "farming" drones which you can replace the main chemical with whatever you'd want...
I'm really interested in seeing what law enforcement and military thinkers are working on to solve this problem. It really will be fascinating to watch this space, because I could see it getting out of hand on a time scale shorter than we'd at first anticipate.
That was two years ago. I assume this is part of the reason some drone regulations were implemented.
A lot of anti-drone weapons today are based on the idea of disrupting drone-to-controller comms to force them to return or land, but if you setup your drone on a one-way trip with zero need to communicate to a controller, your countering options get limited pretty quickly.
Anyway, if you’re thinking about a custom built drone which follows pre programmed flight paths to a preset target, congratulations that’s a cruse missile. Various versions have traded off speed to follow the terrain more closely, but speed is considered more useful than extremely low speeds.
Now something that could fly via visual guidance like a Skydio is interesting... Counter with giant spotlights or laser dazzlers to blind the onboard cameras?
Governments have killed exponentially more of their own people throughout history in genocides, pogroms, civil wars, starvations, and so on than have ever been killed by rogue nations, non-government groups or individuals.