this could only be stupider if they said AI would be used to deploy the drones

Lol wasn't that like a I did a thing video?

LOL they’re using the DJI Video system on those drones. The antennas are DJI.

And that is the absolute worst thing they could have used. DJIs wall penetration sucks ass and since schools are typically built sturdier than regular houses, they’ll have 2 rooms of nice image that turn into a blocky Minecraft mess right after. They should have gone with a high power analog system since that would give the best wall penetration.

Also, they only recently allowed BVLOS flights in the USA - might be for these things only.

To add to that: those drones can be hacked, but only if you press the WiFi button on the drone itself, since it deactivates that when powered on normally; or if you connect it via USB. Also, if they control it via remote - the DJI remote is worse than ELRS. A 868 ELRS module would be better penetration wise but worse for latency. You can’t hack ELRS remotely, since they are secured via passphrase. If your passphrase is "I don’t like where this is going", you need to install that on the drone and the controller. Any drone with that phrase can be controlled with any controller using that phrase.

Also, the drone in the picture is likely a 3“ cinewhoop. Those are made for lift, not for speed. But even then, the maximum weight of one of those would be 1200 grams. Looking at the pictures, 600 grams could be the battery and about 200 the drone, that leaves 400 grams for deadly things.

these drones are gonna end up killing unarmed kids.

I was always terrified of Robocop when I was a kid. What a strange world we live in..

the drones were equipped with pepper rounds plus a glass breaker

That's still terrible to be at a school but I bet it would be a hell of a lot of fun to play around with. Like aerial battle bots.

It’s funny how much they do just to circumvent gun control.

Fucking hilarious quote here:

"It's a bit like that movie The Matrix, where the agent can jump into the nearest person and immediately be good to go. We're a little bit like that—but we're the good guys," he added.

Oh yeah so it's kinda like the terrifying dystopian surveillance nightmare where people are oppressed at all times by an omnipresent, invincible, untouchable outer force that compels them to unquestionably follow the path laid out for them in life by their masters. But like, in a good way!

Next headline reads "armed drones were hacked and lead to worst systematic school shooting in history"

Yay! Bullied tech nerds no longer have to bring their own gun! That's convenient for them.

Hacks drone, oops. Let's stick with metal detectors and guards

Someone will absolutely take this as a challenge.

You know how most school shootings can be stopped in the US? Safe storage laws. Most of the time the shooter is an underage kid who got access to their parents' guns and went to shoot up the school. Obviously it wouldn't stop shit like Uvalde and Sandy Hook. But it would still stop a fuckload of smaller shootings we don't hear about because they are background noise at this point.

So will these drones be paid for by a gun sales tax or will they just cut more social services?

I feel like someone is going to hack one of these and then do a school shooting

I get more and more grateful to be born in Europe. The US is a real life satire fever dream at this point.

Too many guns leads to weekly school shootings.

US: We need more guns!

With more than 60 school shooting incidents reported in Florida alone since 2018, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database, educators and lawmakers have urgently sought innovative approaches to school safety.

No. No you haven't because every mindless idiot can fix this problem within a minute, had they have the interest to do so

BAN GUNS!

Aaaaaand problem solved.

it's like the Onion. it's really like the Onion. some of these you go, "hah ! could be the onion !" but this one, it really ought to be the Onion

As always, the American answer is more guns!

anything but do something about the guns. SMH

It is funny how americans think that more guns will prevent gun violence. Then again, they think that more pills will prevent drug problem.