The
Amazon Prime Air service, has run into difficulty already, when one of their prototype ariel delivery drones was held hostage today.
The drone delivery scheme was "officially" devised to deliver humanitarian aid to isolated locations around the world.
*A video was posted on Youtube, showing the captured drone with a masked man, calling himself Mustapha Shiite.
The man threatened Amazon that the drone didn't deliver what he wanted (a cheap 3D printer from Hong Kong) and that he would be returning the item asap.
Amazon Prime, not related to the Transformers ("
Robots in Disguise") should have expressed a concern that their delivery drones in 3rd world countries, could be "Kidnapped" and then modified to be used in terrorism... ... but they didn't!
- Are governments pre-empting this by careful legislation or at least an EMP (kill switch), jamming tech or police drone that could grapple one down safely?- doesn't appear so! - (but, of course, what the heck do I know)
- Should they? - YES, absolutely!
- Am I praying the above *satire/supposition NEVER happens - yes, of course, very much so!
Oh well, that's all from the prophetic news desk today. Tomorrow... The Corby Trouser press... could it be used as a torture device by trapping someone's knackers on full heat? - I think we all know the answer to that one.
UPDATE 22/10/2014
Phew, the folks that need to know... know! - that's good news
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UPDATE 31/10/2014
another! ...
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- in the states... a cop drone with a taser, laser, EMP generator and grapple net? ...
- in the UK a modified remote controlled model helicopter with a whistle, notebook and warning (in a stern voice) "not to be so naughty". ha ha.
nah... trusting there's something competent in the pipe line.
UPDATE 14/1/2016
OK Drones vs Drones... royalties please (ha ha)
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OK, This is not funny now!!! LATEST UPDATE 2/4/2016 -
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