In The Terminator, we’ve seen robots killing people who they believe are their enemies. Although that was a sci-fi movie, lately the United Nations (UN) has raised a very vital question – should robots be allowed to take human lives, without direct supervision or command in real world? According to a UN official, robots will not be allowed to kill people.
Earlier we have seen some students proving that drones can be hijacked from midair. And now a 30 years old trained commercial pilot and as well as security researcher for German IT firm N.Runs Hugo Teso has said that he has built an app for Android mobile phones called PlaneSploit which could be used to take control on commercial airplanes! Keep reading for details.
The U.S. Navy announced Monday that it is preparing to deploy a new weapon in the Persian Gulf that can disable hostile boats and even destroy overhead surveillance drones — all without dispensing any expensive ammunition.
Many of us heard about DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) air-drones equipped with 1.8-gigapixel camera for surveillance. Those 1.8 Giga-pixel super high-resolution cameras are called Autonomous Real-Time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System (ARGUS-IS). So far, we knew nothing about ARGUS-IS except the featured 1.8-gigapixel camera. Thanks to PBS Nova who has posted a video entitled “Rise of the Drones”, revealing some more information of the world’s highest-resolution surveillance camera.
Is it possible to control a drone without looking at it? Yes, it’s possible. Team BlackSheep (TBS) has developed a new quadcopter called TBS Discovery that has an on-board camera fitted on the drone and can be operated through camera view rather than directly looking at it. The TBS showed a demonstration of TBS Discover flying over the audience at LeWeb 2012 in Paris.
The war on terror has been going on for a while now. And though U.S. has claimed many victories in it, such as the elimination of Osama bin Laden, the war seems far from over. A group of researchers from West Point have devised a new algorithm which, they claim, can help defeat the terrorists more effectively.
The search giant Google wants to save the Rhinos. So on December 4, Tuesday, Google gave the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) US$5 million so that the organization can use more drones to monitor poachers who hunt endangered animals.
In the highly digital and connected world that we live in, electronics have become an essential part of our lives. Focusing on such dependency, Boeing has now devised a new missile that can effectively shut down all electronics in a given building without harming anyone.