Tiny, Morphing, Electricity-Stealing Spy Planes Developed

Posted by Zonk on Thursday December 20, @04:42PM
from the go-go-gadget-gadgetery dept.

tkohler writes "The Air Force Research Lab is developing an Electric Motor-powered Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) that can 'harvest' energy when needed by attaching itself to a power line. It can also temporarily change its shape to look more like innocuous piece of trash hanging from the cable. For domestic spying, maybe it will morph into a pair of sneakers?"

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