The concept sounds easy to duplicate, a so called "electro-magnetic cannon" which sends radio signals powerful enough to interfere with communications between a drone and its controller that then triggers the drone to automatically land but you probably shouldn't build one. As with WiFi and cell signal disruptors, it are considered illegal for civilian usage, a pity for movie goers who would be far happier without the jerk in front of them talking on their phone during the main feature. Battelle's gun has as range of 400 metres and if put into practice will prevent future incidents such as the recent grounding of waterbombers during a forest fire because numerous drones were occupying the air space in order to take pictures. The drones would be unharmed and emergency services would not be interfered with. Take a peek at The Register for more information, but stop those dreams of intercepting Amazon drones to see what they are carrying.
"US biz Battelle boasts it has found a way to rid our skies of annoying drones without breaking the flying machines' hardware."
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Hmmm. Building these are
Hmmm. Building these are illegal, so don’t do it. Flying Drones in airspace is illegal too, yet folks are doing it.
I think this means that folks will build these devices as well. It’s going to be a massacre in the skies, with rebel drone droids against imperial drone zappers, and corporate drone droids attacked by criminal drone-pirates…
Well, I did say “probably”
Well, I did say "probably" 😉
This has sooo much
This has sooo much potential:
From building all of my future rigs on the cheap (“welcome home, oh mightiest of GPUs! How was the flight down?”) to having my…
WAIT! The drones dont actually fall from the sky?
Well what the hell man! Who would waste their damn time building this thing?
Srsly, I want one. I dont have to use it in the US.
Actually, safely auto-landing
Actually, safely auto-landing the drones would be better, profit-wise. I can already envision the Amazon Drone Delivery hijacking craze.
True.
I believe thats the
True.
I believe thats the point with this device anyway, as most drones today are built with the auto land/ auto return home feature in case the signal gets lost (or battery gets low).
No Drones should be allowed
No Drones should be allowed in the air without properly ducted rotor blades! No Ducted Blades, and the Drone is confiscated, and the user fined $1000.00 with fines tripled for repeat offenses, or jail time. If the user wants their Drone/Quad-copter back they have to provide the proper Kit to properly duct the rotor blades. Any drone operator whose Drone/Quad-copter harms someone with UN-ducted blades, should be subjected to felony charges, up to and including manslaughter.
No slicing and dicing allowed!
Why not go a step further and
Why not go a step further and compel the manufacturers to design kits so that every device sold could be retrofitted? Then compel the operators to purchase the kits.
And mans laughter? This is no laughing matter man. 😀
It might be a bit much though. Maybe if there was intent on the part of the operator; like a remote attack via the video feed. Still, I cant imagine it. Only in the movies we see people run from drones only to get hit by buses.