JSDF Spherical Drone “We Bought Most of the Parts in Akiba”
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jun 9, 2011 00:25 JST
- Tags: Aeroplanes, JSDF, Military, Robots, Technology, Video Gallery
A video of a flying spherical reconnaissance drone developed by Japan’s military has lately been causing a stir online – the device makes for quite a spectacle.
The video:
The unit officially goes under the prosaic name of “spherical flight vehicle,” having been developed as a prototype miniature drone.
It is 42cm in diameter, 350g in weight and can fly for some 8 minutes, being capable of reaching speeds of 60km/h. Autopilot systems are said to be under development.
Interestingly, the developers report “buying most of the parts in Akihabara.”
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Gotta love how the back round music near the beginning of the video is that Danger Zone song from Top Gun. Full of win...
Drone: I feel the need...the need for speed.
Drone needs a wingman
I'll be impressed when they attached a high-powered pulse laser cannon to it...with parts from Akihabara of course.
And now, your Highness, we shall discuss the location of your hidden Rebel base...
Time to get one, girls showers/changing room here i come.
Japan. Always thinking of new ways to peep.
Revolutionizing the art of peeping with modern tech.
Just wait for the smaller version that can fly into tight spaces...
I don't dare ask how tight or what spaces...
I'll leave that to your fertile imagination...
there are already smaller versions of copters... dont know why its so big.
Unfortunately, Ishihara would probably use something like this on manga shops and lovers of loli.
Submit, conform, obey!
You speak of it as a crime.
Peeping is an art.
sadly,it's a bit too big
wait till it is just the size of a fly ^^
It's perfect to spy on Japanese females.
I'm just afraid the government will make a whole ton of these and use them for their new department "Thought Police". Better leave those windows and doors locked when you're watching your porn, and you better not stroll around your own property naked!
Your face is a FUCKING PERVERTED STUPID PIGS THAT MUST DIE!
@10:20
In most places, it's illegal to spy on people even if you are the police or some other government institution without a court order on that person. Even in the UK, the police is only allowed to watch the streets.
Incidentally, this does not apply to the "Lard of the not so free".
imagine all the new posibilities thisgadget has brought to the porn industry
Good luck with that. It is loud as hell.
Who cares? It should have a large LCD screen with the line: "Hahaha bitches, I'm watching you!!"
What can they do?
Strip.
Wait 8 minutes for it to stop then strip.
Buy a sniper rifle.
It's not like anyone is going to hear it when they're taking a shower.
Don't you worry, the girl won't hear anything at all when she takes a shower. >:3
Coming soon to Sora no Otoshimono...
Someone should write s doujin with this where many of them go on a gangbanging rampage.
oh anon, you never disappoint me
a "reconnaissance" drone made mostly from parts available in akihabara
does anyone else see a pattern there?
So it's appears to be a remote control helicoptor with a cage around it to protect the propellers. Is this actually impressive, or are people just going strry eyed over the aesthetic presentation?
exactly what i thought
It was made with parts from Akihabara. Impressive if you compare it to billion dollar spy drone projects in the US. I believe it can fulfill it's task by attaching a rapid camera and ultra fast fly by.
theres a difference though.
something like this would be only able to travel only as far as it could get within 8 minutes (which wouldnt be too far).
those drones cost so much because theyre designed to travel further and carry other advanced surveillance stuff; endurance being a top priority.
impressive for something so small? yes. but not something that can be compared to a true UAV.
This drone could actually provide a cheaper option for ground troops on the front line who need recon.
Expensive drones are hard to replace if they get hit.
A cheap dispensable drone can be a better choice sometime IMHO.
actually, cheap inexpensive recon drones do exist, though it is true they tend to inflate capabilities over generations
Kinda interesting how Japan made new stuff just for fun yet they sorta already surpassed most weapon techs other military-famed organisations were trying to seriously build.
everyday people make unique stuff without an overinflated military budget. stop sounding like such a jap lover, this phenomenon is not limited to japan. retards.
It was just a compliment. Why call her retard?
Agree here >.>
I have to agree with Anon, that comment was rather retarded, but Anon's comment is a bit retarded too, since a lot of those budget's aren't overinflated but rather haven't got enough funding until the recent wars and the fact that this RC isn't actually capable at all.
Please wiki "Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk"
If you look at the proliferation of 'drones' used by the US and other militaries, as well as civilian applications, they come in all shapes, sizes, capabilities, and costs. What are essentially upgraded RC planes and model helicopters are being used on the battlefield for local reconnaissance.
This appears to be a cheaper and more limited design similar to a commercial drone available from Honeywell.
Also cute as hell, and I want one of each, both the drone and the reporter.
You should avoid talking about things you have no idea about. The article does not provide information on whether the launch platform can integrate the electronic and weight of a sensor suite or camera as you put it, and much less so does it display any 'super fast fly by' in the video.
At this point it is merely a novel RC design. It could go somewhere but it is not even in the same league as the leading weapons system you so trivially refer to.
It was just a simple comparison. Did not state if it would actually go to war. Did not insult US military. Just that it works and flies.
A couple of years later, given funding and research, it could become something big. Fast produced low cost drones anyone?
Also, I'm not stupid if you think I'm comparing a recon heli-drone to proven UAVs. Just that a working one can be built for cheap.
I've seen smaller RC helicopters at the local toy shop w/ cameras built in for under $100 US.
oh ok, sorry, just seens a lot of idiotic comments in this thread at large. kinda should've put the weight on the 'compared to billion-dollar' clause.
I still don't think this thing could see conflict given a few year's time though... the market has lots of little recon UAVs, mostly made by the Israelis, Italians, French, etc...
mass producing RC helos and planes for scouting sounds like a good idea though, but I doubt the spend-thrift militaries will ever really go through with that, and for all I know they might have good reasons for it.
and worst of all, a loiter time of 8 minutes? It is a sketch for a more serious project, nothing more.
it's so simple that nobody even tried making one, before this one, also being simple is what makes it good, can mass product lots of them when improved.
imagine 10 of them on autopilot equipped with 9mm, it's rain of bullets, Infantry will get raped.
*sigh*
there's so many things wrong with that statement I can't even bother.
I guess Sanka isn't much smarter than the avg. person after all.
The latter, don't listen to the above poster. He's retarded if he thinks this thing even compares to the Predator and Reaper's loiter times, sensor suites, load capacity, etc...