Photographic SwarmBots. Swarming Cambots. Tomato, Tomahto. Potato, Potahto. Break out the #tinfoil hat or welcome the Transparent Society?
Exhibit A
US accused of making insect spy robots
Tom Leonard in New York
Oct 10, 2007.
Exhibit B
Robotic Aerial Vehicle Captures Dramatic Footage of Fukushima Reactors
April 20, 2011. Erico Guizzo.
“Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the plant’s operator, is using a T-Hawk, a remote operated flying machine created by U.S. firm Honeywell, to get a closer view of the severely damaged reactors. The T-Hawk, known as a micro air vehicle, or MAV, uses a ducted-fan propulsion system that allows it to hover in place like a helicopter and fly into tight spaces where other aircraft can’t go.”
Exhibit C
X Prize Team to Send Swarm of Spiders to the Moon
May 13, 2009.
Exhibit D
Tiny flying machines inspired by nature will revolutionize surveillance work
July 28, 2011.
“Incorporating micro-cameras, these revolutionary insect-size vehicles will be suitable for many different purposes ranging from helping in emergency situations considered too dangerous for people to enter, to covert military surveillance missions.”
Exhibit E
Spherical Flying Machine Developed by Japan Ministry Of Defense #DigInfo
Oct 23, 2011. DigInfo TV
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