Tiny Spy Planes Could Mimic Birds, Insects

Nice... They'll be flying these bad boys right behind the buildings were those 16 year olds are Smoking Blunts, so they can fill up there "rehab" and jails... Can't wait till they have bedbugs with cameras in them so when ur get ur bed from sleepys they'll be watching you...

Yeah this thing was maybe a break through a couple of years ago. Military probably already got a bee spy plane flying around haha.

I really wonder WHY there were press releases about the hummingbird thing.
It's very clever, but extremely obvious, with only a short battery life.

They tend only to do this sort of thing for tech that's already been surpassed, so I'm betting they ALREADY have far more advanced little spy cams in operation.
It shouldn't be hard, in terms of miniaturisation that bird is positively the Graff Zeppelin! The only thing remarkable about it is its flight control.

Maybe a full-time, 24/7 monitor on every citizen is the answer - that includes the big boys and girls as well. Who needs Wiki Leaks?

The end of the subversive private agenda.

Funny thing is I was thinking about this the other day. If you wanted to spy on and police your own citizens, using the regular drones is too obvious. You would need to use something that mimics animals. Unless people are looking for it, they probably won't notice the difference.

Lets hope these inventions are used for the betterment of mankind.

ahhh, but they are working on much, much more. This is just the stuff they go public with...

These things can only fly for about 12 minutes in perfect conditions so it's not very practical to say the least. If you've ever stood near a hummingbird they're actually quite loud and this "bird" does not mimic that. It sounds like an electric airplane.

"Researchers are even exploring ways to implant surveillance and other equipment into an insect as it is undergoing metamorphosis. They want to be able to control the creature."

First it's Frankenstein GMO food, now it's Frankenstein insects.

i wouldnt mistake that thing for a hummingbird. SKEET! i have 4 hummingbird feeders and a few different species of hummers where i live. that thing looks like a flying tampon.

If some one were to be hunting and shoot down one of these little spy bots would it constitute an attack?

That's what fly swatters are for.

like 1984!

it's makes me sick how middle america has to tighten their belts but then they spend money on this shit

The legacy of the criminal named "Bush".

That looks a lot like skeet to me. :)

And if we don't stop their Patriot Act intrusions into our constitutionally granted privacies, their surveillances will be buzzing through your bedroom windows. Our sex behind the privacy of our doors may end up going viral, without getting ROYALTIES!!!