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Re:Robot tanks: On patrol but not allowed to shoot by hvidgaard on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @02:43AM (#22105039)
Unless they have a specialized directional antenna, it's simple to triangulate where the source of a signal is with drones.
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Re:Robot tanks: On patrol but not allowed to shoot by 6nf on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @03:26AM (#22105207)
They fly pretty high and the antenna points towards the sky not the ground, and yes they do use specialised antennas. You'd much easier find a predator using radar.
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