The hummingbird-spy of DARPA

June 29 2013

Technology

At first glance (and perhaps not too closely) it might seem like a real hummingbird, but it is the new spybot created by DARPA: this flying robot is equipped with a video camera capable of transmitting images remotely. The dimensions are still excessive (but I am very demanding): 16 cm of wingspan and 19 grams of weight. Yes, it's not a Boeing, and No, that's not all. We'll see them fly, guys: and one fine day, we won't even see them... Read all

At first glance (and perhaps not too closely) it might seem like a real hummingbird, but it is the new spybot made by DARPA: this flying robot is equipped with a video camera capable of transmitting images from a distance.

The dimensions are still excessive (but I am very demanding): 16 cm of wingspan and 19 grams of weight. Yes, it's not a Boeing, and No, it's not over here.

We will see them fly, boys: and one fine day, we will not even see them with the naked eye.

Gianluca Riccio, creative director of Melancia adv, copywriter and journalist. He is part of the Italian Institute for the Future, World Future Society and H+. Since 2006 he has directed Futuroprossimo.it, the Italian Futurology resource.

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