Military sees a bright future with roboflies

Military sees a bright future with roboflies


Introduction:

US army has for long been researching the development of robotic flies that would be mechanically controlled via ultrasonic motors of the size of about three millimetres. It is said to have only three to five centimetres long wings made of lead zirconium titanate, a material that can create electric charge under an applied voltage or electric field. The wings would bend and flap when voltage is applied to the material. However, there is only a probability as of now that this thing could actually fly but the real confirmation would come only when the other drawbacks could be handled.

For:

1. These tiny mechanical flying robots would be ideal for spying into an enemy operation centre. The army would be able to anticipate the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and accordingly plan their strategies. These spying roboflies would make it an easy win game for American army

2. These roboflies would be of great help to the American army in fighting the war against terrorism where they would be able to determine more closely the concentration of terror groups in an area with or without the innocent civilians. There is no denying that the rising enthusiasm amongst youths joining ISIS and other terror groups is vengeance for innocents killed in the war against terrorism. We can all but hope that this would change the war scenario into a fair fight.

3. There could be easy access to the locations of the terror groups that America has long been in a troubled status with. These tiny flying spies could easily trespass into enemy areas and trace the hidden locations of suspect to seek hostages and captives that these terror groups abduct more than often. This device if developed as per anticipation would be the greatest of army weapons to be invented ever - a far more advanced version of a spy cam.

4. A spy cam of such small length would neither be traceable nor easily visible to naked human eyes. It will utilize artificial intelligence to determine balance and invisibility from bright caught. This will make it the best of surveillance device ever crafted in such a small length. It would be able to fly on it's own hence avoiding risks taken by army officials during the surveillance of enemy operation centre.

5. Owing to their small size these roboflies would be able to invade through narrow spaces and even hide into the least of space available to keep away from enemy eyes. The smaller the spy device the better it gets for those handling it. A fully developed robofly would indeed be the best of spying device ever invented.

Against:

1. This spying device would be far more advanced as any other device ever accessed and if it goes into wrong hands like the probability of being caught by the enemies, the outcome could be adverse. The enemies would be able to replicate the device and use it against the country that designed it or against the other countries of it's target.

2. There have been reports before that these spy like insects were used during election protests and the government was using it to track the people involved in the protest. This could put the lives of common citizens in danger as they would be suspected and tracked without any fault of their own.

3. The smaller the gadget the more are the chances of encountering errors and challenges during its development. PiezoMEMS team also stated that it might take another ten to fifteen years of research and development to make these roboflies completely functional. There are intricate aerodynamic problems that the makers of this device is presently facing.

4. The object of surveillance could be common people that would become suspects within minutes and their privacy could be mishandled. There might also be controversies from friendly nations with reports of being spied by these roboflies. It would be challenging to maintain peace and harmony with the other countries that would be under the fear of being spied by these robots.

5. The small size of the roboflies could also be a problem when its accuracy would be judged. The cam size would be small too and the clarity of images captured by the flies might not be good enough and could lead to misinterpretation of data collected by them. Wrong information is more dangerous than no information at all.

Conclusion:

With acute security precautions and after compete consideration of the pros and cons, this device could promise a brighter future to US army. In years to come it would open new spheres in making wars less bloody and fairer if not misused or misguided with evil notions of conquering everything accessible.
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  • RE: Military sees a bright future with roboflies -rahul (01/07/15)
  • i believe..there is definitely a bright future for military works..with roboflies as these will help them curtail the terrorist activities...and also will help them in surveilling their enemy.
    beside this roboflies can also be used to rescue people from earthquake damaged buildings.also if developed like being aimed..it can be used for pollination of flowers.

    yes i know if it goes into wrong hands...then can act opposite to us..but we should look into its advantages that it has got rather than thinking about the consequences if it goes into hand of wrong people.
  • RE: Military sees a bright future with roboflies -Deepa Kaushik (12/31/14)
  • Roboflies, the term itself creates great anxiety and enthusiasm to know that the military would be able to handle the advanced technological development in the security of the country and its citizens. But we should be well aware of the pros and cons of such a spying device. The device is enabled to perform the spy operations which could be hardly visualized by the naked eye. On the same time, it is not microscopic, so can be detected. So, it is not impossible to located the device with the normal human eyes.

    In case the device gets in hands of the anti-social elements, the aftermath would be highly devastating; and undoubtedly it would be nothing less than putting the innocent human lives on stake. And we can’t even imagine if such a news could be utilised by these terror groups and the same technology be used by then. Even such a thought is no less than a nightmare.

    Spy agents are always the extreme steps for any war. The military planning to use such a technology would make the war much more offensive without any sort of transparency to it. Even the war sport has some ethics that makes it go on certain lines. If we do break those lines, then we ourselves would be paving way to more horrible terror attacks in future. Military might see their bright future in roboflies in terms of easing out their struggle with the enemies, but it is actually a curse for the mankind on the broader spectrum.