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A.I. Helicopter?

Posted by michael on from the autorotate dept.

CowboyRobot writes "Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization just launched the Mantis, a 'low-cost, intelligent small helicopter'. SMH reports that 'Within a decade armies of tiny helicopter drones will monitor traffic, inspect buildings for maintenance problems, map bushfires, look for faults in powerlines, and join search-and-rescue missions.' This is much larger than the Seiko flying robot reported last month, but the Mantis should be truly autonomous."

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  1. I have prior art on that name! by thepuma · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You can't name it the "puma" because I am "thepuma"!

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  2. No it doesn't, though it might raise it. by DrSkwid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Begging the question is using a circular argument.

    It comes as no surprise that you can't converse in English, such ignorance is legion.

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