Google Likes Model Aircraft in General
August 14, 2010
“Google Denies Plans to Use Aerial Drones to Gather Data” sets the record straight. The “record” is reports that Google has an interest in micro-drones. Here’s the key passage:
“Google is not testing or using this technology. This was a purchase by a Google executive with an interest in robotics for personal use,” the company said this morning.
The addled goose was surprised. Fun loving Wirtshaftswoche found some information about the type of gizmo much loved in some military circles. Small ultra light radio controlled devices can do some amazing things. How amazing? Just watch a 12 year old play a first person shooter and you can get a sense of war fighting in the future. The “eyes” and “ears” could be micro drones.
So Google has an executive interested in robotics. No surprise. The goose is disappointed. I have a picture of the Google white board with a bunch of ideas. I will have to look at it to see if the tiny airplane on that picture is a micro drone or a big commercial aircraft. Probably a big commercial aircraft. Micro drones. StreetView. Government projects. In my opinion, silly. Quite silly.
Stephen E Arnold, August 10, 2010
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