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![“We know [of drones] in the military context, with massive aircraft like the Predator and Global Hawk, but there are also tiny ones that weigh just a couple of pounds are basically model airplanes that have just had an autopilot installed,”
says Chris Anderson, the editor-in-chief of the U.S.-based technology magazine “Wired” and a widely recognized expert on drones.
“Those autopilots used to cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but thanks to, basically, the chips that are in your smartphone, they’re now available for just a couple hundred dollars. As a result, all those model airplanes or helicopters out there can be turned into drones with the simple introduction of a cheap board.”
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can do a lot more than target militants in Pakistan — and now they’re going to prove it…[read more]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m73cou2HPo1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
“We know [of drones] in the military context, with massive aircraft like the Predator and Global Hawk, but there are also tiny ones that weigh just a couple of pounds are basically model airplanes that have just had an autopilot installed,”
says Chris Anderson, the editor-in-chief of the U.S.-based technology magazine “Wired” and a widely recognized expert on drones.
“Those autopilots used to cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but thanks to, basically, the chips that are in your smartphone, they’re now available for just a couple hundred dollars. As a result, all those model airplanes or helicopters out there can be turned into drones with the simple introduction of a cheap board.”
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can do a lot more than target militants in Pakistan — and now they’re going to prove it…[read more]
