Apparently this little monster was listed as one of the best inventions of 2012 by TIME Magazine, ... although I am somewhat dubious of that thought at it's not what I would have called the 'BEST' idea. Nevertheless The Switchblade (Kamikaze) Drone was listed ... ... Price: $40,000–$150,000 (estimated) At 2 ft. in length and weighing 6 lb. (60 cm, 2.7 kg), the Switchblade drone can be carried into battle in a backpack. It’s a kamikaze: the person controlling it uses a real-time video feed from the drone to crash it into a precise target—say, a sniper. Its tiny warhead detonates on impact. In effect, it makes fighters in the field their own air support [acronym=EYE See! "w00d's Photo Musings" LINK to my BLOG][shadow=grey,left][size=1em]w[/size][size=1.25em]00[/size][size=1em]d[/size][/shadow][/acronym] [hr] EDIT: Whoops furgot z link - http://techland.time.com/2012/11/01/best-inventions-of-the-year-2012/slide/the-switchblade-drone/ [hr]
