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Robot controlled flying sniper

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This is an invention that could have come straight from a sci-fi movie: a remote-controlled helicopter drone equipped with a highly accurate sniper rifle capable of seven to ten aimed shots per minute. It’s all over the various news outlets now, but because a QT3 member actually worked on it, it got posted there before the news really spread out. The Wired article even leaves out the best part. It mentions that it uses a videogame-type controller, but Charlatan on QT3 reveals that it uses an actual Xbox 360 controller to control its flight.

As other posters on QT3 have jokingly pointed out, this must be a great way to save on operator training costs. Look at how many people are playing Halo with the same controllers already!