Re:China unveils tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone to be ...
by xchip on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @12:27PM
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The Sun is famous for their exaggerated news, and this is one more instance.
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Re:China unveils tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone to be ...
by JohnFen on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @12:44PM
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Maybe.
But it's within the abilities of a hobbyist to build a dragonfly-sized drone with video capabilities. It's not beyond the realm of imagination that a mosquito-sized one could be built by entities who have real funding.
Re:China unveils tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone to be ...
by beardyw on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @01:53PM
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It's the power supply that will be your problem.
Re:China unveils tiny terrifying mosquito-sized drone to be ...
by bigyabai on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @12:39PM
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I mean... that is a video of a tiny drone. Make of it what you will, but the proof is in the pudding.
Most of us probably aren't envisioning the Dune hunter-seeker being developed from this, but even a simple cavity resonator would make it a weapon beyond defending against: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device)