http://igg.me/p/268456/x/1766947

This is an amazing new invention an rc 4 winged dragonfly that fits in the palm of your hand and has up to 20 sensors including gps and 2 HD cameras for recording and fpv!

There is an ongoing competition everytime you click or re share this link I have an extra chance to win one. and if you pledge in the campaign you will also have a chance to win one.

Originally Posted by captainriggs

http://igg.me/p/268456/x/1766947

This is an amazing new invention an rc 4 winged dragonfly that fits in the palm of your hand and has up to 20 sensors including gps and 2 HD cameras for recording and fpv!

There is an ongoing competition everytime you click or re share this link I have an extra chance to win one. and if you pledge in the campaign you will also have a chance to win one.

On the surface, esp. for gaming, ethical military use, home protection, etc., seems great.

However, besides the VERY important privacy* issues, incl. "Big Brother" and commercial use like "cookies" to track people's activities, bill collectors AND political "uses" .... this TYPE of device (there will obviously be many more such devices on the market) opens the door to government (incl. foreign govt.!!) and private killers & murderers, incl. "hire for kill", similar to and as in the robotic spiders in the film "Fahrenheit 451" which hunted down and used poison to kill "offenders".

But FAR more pernicious and DANGEROUS!

"You have been warned"


Lee




* Many countries have now severely restricted Google Map from showing people and cars, etc., to protect personal privacy ("Hey, dear, what was your car doing parked by her place?") > this is no different than the practice of darkened windows in some bars so that onlookers from outside cannot see who is in there.

from Frank Herbert's Dune series [Wikipedia]:

Hunter-seeker – "Ravening sliver of suspensor-buoyed metal guided as a weapon by a nearby control console; common assassination device.". Floating in mid-air, it kills by entering the body and following nerve pathways to vital organs. A hunter-seeker is employed in Dune in an assassination attempt on Paul Atreides.


Nasty? Wicked? Gives new meaning to DRAGONfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fileragon_(PSF).png


And there is NO question that these type devices will soon be used as killers, in the same way as WWI bipes started as observation platforms and quickly became bomb and then machine-gun platforms.

Nice toys all ...


Lee

I just watched their video and was impressed by the flight sequences. Does anyone have info on their control set-up? The flight scenes were fairly short, I hope I wasn't watching a "rigged" video!

Steve

Saw this, was going to cross-post it here I can't wait for my Delta unit!!!

Control is DSM2, and also WiFi.

so pete if i pledge my 119 for the silent one am i going to get one when they come out? or will i still have to pay more the site is unclear

Oh, yes. You are pre-purchasing. You WILL get the product you purchase, at a later date. There are guarentees for this from Indiegogo.

But also, I'd strongly recommend the Delta model - CVT means hovering! The Alpha models (although much cheaper) do not hover.

thanks for the info