This image provided by AeroVironment Inc., shows a life-size hummingbird-like unmanned aircraft, named Nano Hummingbird, developed by AeroVironment Inc., for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The prototype has a wingspan of 6.5 inches, weighs two-thirds of an ounce and has a body shaped like a real hummingbird.(AP Photo/AeroVironment Inc.)By JULIE WATSON
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO – You’ll never look at hummingbirds the same again.
The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology, each equipped with video and audio equipment that can record sights and sounds.
They could be used to spy, but also to locate people inside earthquake-crumpled buildings and detect hazardous chemical leaks.