DonPeffers Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40901393 The Tikad drone, developed by Duke Robotics, is armed with a machine-gun and a grenade launcher. Sorry we killed you; must have been a software glitch--lesson learned. Just wait until criminals get hold of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 All hail our robot overlords... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 How on earth does it deal with the recoil? First shot might be OK, but lord knows where it will be pointing after that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 4 hours ago, John K said: How on earth does it deal with the recoil? First shot might be OK, but lord knows where it will be pointing after that... Aren't there 'recoil-less' rifles? Does that mean free of all recoil, or recoils less? For every action, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Not sure in terms of hand guns/rifles, but often recoilless rifles used to look more like what people think of as bazookas or in the smaller caliber versions, tripod mounted machine guns. They weren't recoil free, but instead allowed a certain amount of the expanding, propulsive gas to vent out the back of the chamber providing forward thrust to reduce the reaward thrust of recoil. Because of that, they were shorter range, so tended to carry a wee bit more explosive in the load. The other upside, was the lower pressures, meant light weight, thinner bores etc. So popular with infantry and special forces and so on. I've seen footage of amateur built drones adapted to carry semi-automatic hand guns before now; apart from being terrifying in concept, they were quite funny to watch fire, as they essentially shot backwards a few feet every time they were discharged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: They weren't recoil free, but instead allowed a certain amount of the expanding, propulsive gas to vent out the back of the chamber Yup - you didn't want to stand behind one... I seem to remember the vents were usually cones so as the gas expanded down the cone it lost pressure and velocity therefore losing energy. That one in the pic seems to be carrying an AR15 type carbine with stock removed (obviously doesn't need it). The AR is a .223 which is just about the lightest kicking but effective round. But as Dave says, it will still kick and whilst the gyroscopes will sort it out, it deffo won't be in the place where it started. I think its a scary gimmick that they did because they could. I think we should be more scared of smaller drones carrying explosives. Fly them into a room or under a car and ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Yeah, lot of rumours around that certain governments in particular are using small explosive packed drones, presumably in exactly this manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Another problem could be what payload can these things carry , given that lead bullets are not particularly lightweight it suggests small caliber rounds and a small magazine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Just another small step until 'Skynet' takes over the world. Scary stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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