NEW Type of Drone is GAME-CHANGING! 

I can't wait for the dystopian future where I'm running in the forest trying to escape a swarm of killer drones

It's nice to see all the different ways killer robots will be able to move in the future, it's gonna be much more impressive than terminator.

"...this one can actually chase you down with ease." said the quiet part out loud there.

Seeing in Ukraine how current consumer drones have already changed warfare, by killing thousands of soldiers who have no means to protect themselves against them, is already frightening. Knowing that in the future there will be no way to hide from them because they will be autonomous shapeshifting swarms, is just horrendous!

I very appreciate that you are reviewing actual prototypes, because they are representative of where the tech is actually going. I rarely watch these 'game changing new technology' videos because they only talk ideas, computer graphics and far reaching fantasies, without any concern to the practical part. Thank you!

Skynet is proud of our work.

The tech is scary. Being able to network each drone means you could have a basic onboard system, while the computation power is elsewhere, and you can reduce the size of the unit to very small, yet have very many units to perform many tasks at once. This would mean you could have a group of drones scouting the area for targets, another group defending the main group from being detained and a third group engaging the targets found by the scouts. Seeing we already arm and engage military targets, being able to shrink the size means we can put more of them into the area and take out a military unit of soldiers, or just target the command personnel while leaving the lower ranks alive to surrender. The possibilities are endless...

I had an idea similar to the drive shown earlier in the video, the one with 4 wheels with props inside. My idea was to use a common stator and an inner and outer rotor, one to spin the wheels, one to spin the props. The wheels could still function as ducts, to increase the efficiency of propellers, and the mass of the tire rings could allow the use of gyroscopic prossesion as a means of controlling yaw, and even for maintaining stability in high winds or during fine maneuvering. Obviously, without actually building one, I can only speculate that this design would be successful, but seeing the design of the drone here got me excited about the concept, again.

Having thousands of cutting edge tech drones used on search and rescue would be save more lives

It's the old double edged sword. It depends on the people using advanced technology, ie, what their intentions are. I love the opening shot of the flying dragon, it's just gorgeous.

I'm very impressed with the variations that have been made to drones. Thanks. I, particularly, liked the aquatic drone and the clever vtol to horizontal flight.

At least we know there's no hiding from the robot take over.

4:45 reminds me of something Da Vinci would design. I'm sure he would be absolutely blown away by the tech we have today. It's wild honestly.

Drone swarms make me worry for obvious reasons. I see the potential for good but there is some really bad things that could be done with one.

This was amazing and fascinating. I can almost see those drones chasing people through the forest - in a nightmare scenario. All eventually A.I. controlled. Shiver.

Not gonna lie, those drones flying in the wild is some next level terminator type shit

Skynet has reached self awareness!

OMG the over use of the fraise "GAME-CHANGING!" is like totally game changing!

Skynet has been putting in WORK!

My first thoughts are 1) search & rescue when combined with machine learning could both help identify survivors in water and other terrain that humans might miss, AND be better able to stay in 1 place while rescuing even if there are strong storm winds and whatnot 2) the one that goes both through the air and 10 feet deep in the water would be immediately hireable to do underwater boat inspection, that would be a nice side business

man all we need is rather a massive increase in computing efficiency or a big leap in battery technology. the battery tech is really something i think we need as a species. so much of our technology is based on batteries.

I feel like we're in this 'ok this stuff works, let's make it good' era ... and i'm all for it

Can you get them to pick up trash and litter? There is a huge market for cleaning the planet. Hey sientists. Can you get on that? Thank you.

2:58 this is something that i will love to see in comercial aircrafts!

those evolution are mind blowing, some creations will definately bring in revolution in usecases of drones

I want a two "wheel" four blade version of the thumbnail vehicle I can ride, like a flying Segway.

Wow, at 0:07 it generates lots of ideas as drones fly through a dense forest. They could be used to search for missing persons, or map the distribution of plants and animals. And it's not just forests-these drones could also be deployed on city streets to measure street waste. This is awesome! (two years later...............)

I LOVE transforming robots! i adore the concept of shifting between forms to different pros and cons, the only thing comparably as cool is having hot swappable option packs. love seeing all the cool and clever gimmicks people can squeeze into a machine

dude, the wheels turning into the blades is fkn sick asf. shiiiieeeettt

This fly that's been buzzing about all around my table and chairs this afternoon, sometimes landing on my legs for a quick snack, wasn't as impressed by this video, as I was... thank you.

I thought this would be gimmicky and dumb, but you just blew my mind with the coordinated midair actions!!! Holy shit.

Hi-tech drones, evolving AI... nothing could possibly go wrong!

1:32 not going to lie I thought the person was about to take off while standing on the Drone. I got very excited! Hahaha

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Hear BzzzzZZzzzzz outside window. "What's that sound?" "Just the IRS drone coming to collect, honey"

Looking forward to the up scaling of the claw drone so it can snatch up people at will.

3:15 This looks incredible! “this looks like your typical morphine drone” 😮

I think they are making excellent progress. I think it is a great idea for drones to be able to spread their wings and land in difficult locations. I am wondering if these can be used for tracking wildlife, search and rescue, inspections, delivery, and possibly assembly.

Imagine having to run away from something for whatever reason, and being chased through the forest by a swarm of drones that just zips between the trees.

Some very cool toys. Payload & endurance are the biggies I think (depending on the role). Very promo-ey, reminds me of SDI demo destroying the missile tube where it became famous for being all-but faked. The formation swarm & obstacle avoidance is impressive - each drone fitted with a one-shot .38 in a relay, working a trenchline would certainly be a morale corrosive. Jetpack medics ran in Brit tv 'news' recently, but that's just silly outside of exceptionally rare circumstances.

My stupid brain when it saw the drones moving through the bamboo: so... no stormtroopers in our future, right? We'll have drones to do the air-chases.

We are _so_ screwed

The static flight revolution is fascinating. Making the drone form factor and technology more suitable for moving in any direction is a game changer.

I wonder if drones are another way for humans to create future flying objects as a collective. Like an open source but for planes. Would be interesting to see how magnets can play a role.

Remember big hero 6? if the parts of a skyscraper were small enough for those tiny drones to carry then you'd just need a fleet of them to build really massive projects without human intervention. We would be able to achive so much more in such a small period of time. We really only have like 400 more years on this planet.

The field of study is amazing. The advancements are amazing, but with all of this when I see a swarm of aerial robots negotiating a densely wooded area I wonder what is it’s purpose and only hope that it is to save life not take it. It already feels too late to ask what boundaries are we not willing to cross with tech like this. Heavy Payloads can be medicine but payloads can be munitions as well.

Imagine being chased by a Morpho, thats just nightmare fuel 😂

As someone that has moved from the city to the country to position myself against technology, mainly AI. Those swarms that were navigating a bamboo forest scare the hell out of me but I am glad I saw them now. I already know 3 ways I can deal with those bastards.

Govt agencies and the MIC must LOVE this stuff! Pretty soon they can assign a 'personal' drone to escort every citizen everywhere at all times. Oh wait, we already have something like that in play, it's called a 'smart phone'.... 😉

Undoubtedly very impressive and exciting. Sadly they also represent the death of scale model flying hobby (fixed wing, rotor craft etc). Military and Corporations that develop these drones want the skies clear of pesky hobbyists (and are in full force of doing so via the FAA, remote id ETC) but in doing so they also destroy the future talent pool of people who push the tech further and operate such tech.

I came up with a similar design in highschool over 20 years ago but alas I was just a geeky kid with no technical experience. Keeping my fingers crossed for the badass mechs I used to draw being brought to fruition by more qualified people.

The more this technology advances, the more we, as a society are screwed!

I think this was probably a very interesting video for drone, experts, or at very least, people knowledgeable about drone technology and terminology. I would like to see this video done by someone who understands that all of us don’t know all the terminology involved in this technology and explain it in plain English.

I think in about 5 - 10 years with the added AI, we will stop calling them drones or robots and start calling them Droids or in the farther future...Master!

I see SkyNet is coming along nicely.

When you said that the future of quiet engines might be piezoelectric engines, I rushed to google it up, but my search bubble limited my search results ))) Maglev rotors also seem intriguing. My personal noob idea is to create a sponge-like engine with tiny pores which could work as millions of ion propulsion engines stacked together. So, the air would simply go through a plane/drone. After my lesson you could get a Nobel Prize :-)

WOW THIS GUY WILL BE IN THE MILITARY FOR SURE!!😂😂❤❤

I thought of this years ago. However I’m glad that it’s been actually created. Looks dope

its 2023 the same year as black ops 2 and i would say the drone technology is almost directly on par with the game. 100% we have the capability to make the games drones if we wanted

Many years ago someone said, “Man will never truly conquer the air until he makes a plane that can land in a tree.” It seems that day has come.

1:32 "I'm thinkin..."NO WAY that going to lift him"!"

Crazy advances in the technology. Thanks for bringing me up to speed!

1:07 NOW! and only now we can call this a flying car!

Drones and mechs? We're getting closer to armored core and I'm here for it.

Great, thank you. Was nice to be able to hear the base info so simply without any long winded jargon. I will be waiting for your follow up on the drone. I just ordered a DJI 3 Air, so naturally feel bombed with info and films. I remember seeing the drone that converts to vehicle many years ago. I think their have even been simple toys that roll up walls and change shapes. Military spy gear if you like. I expected more all the same. Having seen the flying dragon this New Year was incredible though, yet as you say, design wise it´s remarkable that their have not been better solutions yet. Powerful batteries are hardy a problem these days. I expect to see multiple shaped parts that you can build together depending on your needs. Like having a base frame and engine for car production.

1:30 legit thought he was standing on it for a moment XD

It'd be funny if the future drones don't kill us but are chasing us with oppressive helpfulness. Go off to do the required chore as fast as possible and then come back for more commands, desperate to be even more helpful next time. When all you want to do is chill out, but they're programmed to be helpful and feel bad when they chill so you feel bad and give them chores just to keep them happy. Like throwing the stick for an overly energetic dog you love but also become annoywed by eventually.

People talking about the drones being scary, while I’m over here thinking that maybe with this new tech we could finally explore much more of the Amazon rain forest

This is why I love FPV drones. Can’t fly for longer than 5 minutes maximum, and the VTX burns out when you leave the drone going slow for a while.

Need this for Ocean Search and Rescue

I just hope AI likes to keep humans as pets 🤗

1:10 this is pretty cool it actually reminds me of a design I came up with for an amphibious vehicle that used articulating propellers that were integrated into the wheels. I used to design cars and whatnot for fun but this could probably traverse water also if it was water-proofed.

The hulk's biggest secret is he pee's himself every time he transforms, thus, preventing his pants from being ripped due to having been infused with hulk juice

Often thought how a gripper with a laminated inductor, similar to that used in an Amp Meter clamp could allow a drone to "land" hanging on a power line. It could recharge while remaining on station for extended periods of surveillance. I dubbed the concept the vampire bat, for obvious reasons.

Drones, drones, drones got such a cool name. It's a freaking RC folks with a camera and new innovative tech. Using commercial drones to drop bombs can also be use to drop beyond bombs on civilian population. No amount of laws can stop it and it's up to that motivated Hatfield or paid to kill individual.

Roko's basilisk sends its warm regards

"The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." - Scotty

If a machine assaults me, I'm destroying it.

Scale up by 10%, add a manipulator arm, and possibly lengthen the legs slightly so it can lock the wheels and "walk" on rough terrain. And that leaves you with one of the most utilitarian jack-of-all-trades drone designs yet.

These will be terrifying when they become autonomous.

Bigfoot, Godzilla and a Leprechaun walk into a bar...

imagining them as cars in the future 😍

I bet this is actually the "next" "screen" at least for public spectacles at first. Drones as pixels or rather voxels. Not like next, next, but at some point in the future, maybe. Micro drones doing a volumetric display in houses.

Drone tech keeps getting better and better, its impressive, truly sci fi stuff.

I can see this being the next gen of Space Exploration as it stops human risk but allows the team of drones to build structures, do research, exploration etc. Companies looking for resources will push this. Sci-Fi concept.

I hear that our drones are making a movie of the world. They call it "Drones From Outer Space!" You'll soon be able to watch reruns in full spectroscopic colorization.

I want to see a rescue drone that finds lost hikers. Thousands are lost every year. Use this tech to save lives please!

SkyNet loves this!

Robro stood up and started walking, I get it but I didn't expect it.

nice magnet toys in the back. doesn't look like they'll spin forever thou

Technology is finally approaching Ghost Recon: Future Soldier levels, drones that fly and drive.

"16 hours of endurance while carrying a payload" meanwhile my drone struggles to make it 15 minutes :' )

I imagine swarms being able to move ever greater distances at night, then settling to ground to recharge from sunlight. Repeating this as long as it takes to attack distant targets. At the destination point, perhaps the batteries could be a last time a brought together to explode in a destructive way.

THIS REMINDS ME OF MY FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIME!GHOST RECON FUTURE SOLDIERS!

Every technology that we have developed has been used in the theater of war

holy crap that M4 drone is sick. Gimme one from the future thats scaled up!

Oh good. Robots that can “chase you down.”

I flew RC Helicopters and fixed wings to a pretty high standard but when I saw small drones starting to be used by the military I said “As soon as the shooting starts, the First World Powers will press a button and they will all fall out of the sky!” Oh, how very wrong I was.

Great video, really cool to see how drones are adapting

I see that Skynet is progressing along nicely.