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US Department of Homeland Security Looking For a Few Good Drones

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-you-have-what-it-takes? dept.

coondoggie writes "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week issued a call for unmanned systems makers to participate in a program that will ultimately determine their safety and performance for use in first responder, law enforcement and border security situations. In a twist that will certainly raise some eyebrows, the results of the program — called the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) — will remain unavailable to the public, which, considering how involved the actual public may be with these drones is unfortunate."

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  1. RoboCop? by jenningsthecat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't be much more than a decade away, at this rate...

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  2. A better acronym by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Robotic Aircraft for the Public's Enhanced Safety (RAPES). Just like these agencies do to civil liberties.

    1. Re:A better acronym by Penurious+Penguin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Remotely Assisted Police State

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  3. The Right to Keep and Bear Arms by TigerPlish · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stinger.

    For when ye granpappy's olde side-by-side 12-gauge isn't enough.

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    1. Re:The Right to Keep and Bear Arms by zill · · Score: 4, Funny

      Unit cost: $38,000

      A little too rich for my blood. Someone come up with a DIY version and put it on kickstarter. As long as you have put an Arduino in there it'll sell like hotcakes.