Sunday, December 14, 2008

A spy the size of a Fly








The Airforce is designing something called an MAV(Micro Air Vehicle) which is supposed to replace human spy's.  They are little robotic creatures that will have wings like a bird so that it can fly.  The MAV will fly to a location where the it can sit for weeks watching someone or something by using energy from the environment, for example solar energy.  The MAV will be equipped with a weapon or gas to disable targets like a snipper or a terrorist in a room without causing significant damage to the rest of the environment.  
I think that this could be a good idea because, it would cause less civilian and military death.  I think that it would have its down falls just like everything else does.  I think it could end up being used for other purposes for instance to spy on american citizens  and could become a part in disrupting privacy.  Other wise the making and use of an MAV would be much less risky and the most that could be lost in a mission failure is a tiny robot not someone's father or husband.






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