There’s About to Be a Lot More Serial Killers in the World
And we probably can’t stop it
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of flying a drone before, they can be pretty entertaining. For some of them, you have to fly them purely by eyesight. Others use radio transmission to give a first-person point of view to control the aircraft.
Some even use built-in GPS systems alongside some pretty advanced AI to return home if they ever lose contact with the user.
Neat.
But what’s not so neat is their use in dropping bombs on strangers. And as the news showed this month — they no longer even require humans to tell them to do so.
The Origins of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The military history of these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) goes back further than you might think. In 1849, Austrian forces had the water city of Venice surrounded. But their progress was slow and Captain Ludwig Kudriaffsky had an idea to fasten their surrender.
Note, these are probably not suitable for your child’s next birthday party. As for a gender reveal party — if you want to follow recent idiotic trends — then maybe.