UK to get even more Big Brother with hovering drones


	UK to get even more Big Brother with hovering drones

_Bane_

5-24-2007 5:04 AM

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robot, robotics, drone, privacy, privacy concerns, uk, england

_Bane_ says:

While I don't agree with having robots flying around watching us you have to admit that this thing is pretty cool. What impressed me is that it can handle flying around on its own (no operator) using its built in GPS.

The site doesn't have a whole lot more about this but it does have a link to a newspaper article about this drone.

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