Scientists build WiFi hunter-killer drone and call it SkyNET - Polidicks

[img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/09/skynetbotnetdrone.jpg[/img] [quote] You'd think scientists would proscribe certain names for their inventions -- you wouldn't be taken seriously if your supercomputer was called HAL 9000, WOPR or Proteus IV would you? Well, a team from the Stevens Institute of Technology isn't listening, because it's developing an aerial drone and calling it SkyNET. A Linux box, strapped to a Parrot A.R. Drone, can fly within range of your home wireless network and electronically attack it from the air. Whilst internet-only attacks are traceable to some extent, drone attacks are difficult to detect until it's too late -- you'd have to catch it in the act and chase it off with a long-handled pitchfork, or something. The team is working on refining the technology to make it cheaper than the $600 it currently costs and advise that people toughen up their domestic wireless security. We advise they stop pushing us ever closer towards the Robopocalypse. [/quote] [url]http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/10/scientists-build-wifi-hunter-killer-drone-and-call-it-skynet/[/url] FUCK

I'm gonna buy one just to fuck with my neighbors.

When is says "attack", what does it do? Start torrenting child porn on your connection so the FBI show up?

Well I didn't need this unapocalyptic life anyway.

I for one welcome our new robot overlords

[video=youtube;_JUCfX1P1ik]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUCfX1P1ik[/video]

Oh Crap!

Guys, there's a naked body-builder running around in my street!

[QUOTE=Nerts;32234889]When is says "attack", what does it do? Start torrenting child porn on your connection so the FBI show up?[/QUOTE] Then it blames you for not having a good enough internet connection.

Looks like people are finally getting started on future projects. First the McFly shoes, now this... Skip to 0:12 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z7Nb3FbzGI&t=0m12s[/media]

[QUOTE=rosthouse;32235052]Guys, there's a naked body-builder running around in my street![/QUOTE] Wrong thread? Automerge! Damn.

[QUOTE=TAU!;32235084]Wrong thread? Automerge![/QUOTE] No, it's the Terminator. . .

Oh my [I]GOD[/I]

Step 1 Make Robot Step 2 Don't make it look like shit seriously, u think they coulda came up with sumthin better than yellow and orange

[QUOTE=geoface;32235259]Step 1 Make Robot Step 2 Don't make it look like shit seriously, u think they coulda came up with sumthin better than yellow and orange[/QUOTE] If the Terminator version of Skynet becomes reality, you're gonna be the one responsible for the horror-inducing terminator design.

Well shit, guess it was only a matter of time.

This has massive espionage potential.

[QUOTE=geoface;32235259]Step 1 Make Robot Step 2 Don't make it look like shit seriously, u think they coulda came up with sumthin better than yellow and orange[/QUOTE]Make it slate grey on the bottom so it's hard to spot.

Not very conspicuous is it

1). Strap on camera. 2). Park SkyNET in air when hot girl is changing. 3). ??? 4). Profit!

Looks like a kid's RC helicopter. :v:

[QUOTE=Nerts;32234889]When is says "attack", what does it do? Start torrenting child porn on your connection so the FBI show up?[/QUOTE] Probably does stuff like crack WEP keys. Might even get access to your LAN and try to steal information, like how Windows likes to share all your junk with everyone on your LAN.

[QUOTE=Bumrang;32235684]Looks like a kid's RC helicopter. :v:[/QUOTE] It's actually rather close to that, although more sophisticated. From the looks of the website, it's something a hobbyist or an RC enthusiast would have.

Im getting the hell outta here

[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;32235705]Probably does stuff like crack WEP keys. Might even get access to your LAN and try to steal information, like how Windows likes to share all your junk with everyone on your LAN.[/QUOTE]Come at me bro, MAC filtering best security.

Quadrotor with aircrack and some scripts. Very cool. (Mac filtering is the worst security)

[QUOTE=wabash;32236321]Quadrotor with aircrack and some scripts. Very cool. (Mac filtering is the worst security)[/QUOTE]I can always just disable the wireless since everything except my DS is wired or has 3G anyway.

Aren't these really old? I could swear I've seen commercials for them before.

[QUOTE=Nerts;32236414]I can always just disable the wireless since everything except my DS is wired or has 3G anyway.[/QUOTE] Understandable, or you could go with WPA2, mac filtering is just a pain in the ass really, it's easy to spoof a device on the network with a spoofed mac.

[QUOTE=overdark;32235344]If the Terminator version of Skynet becomes reality, you're gonna be the one responsible for the horror-inducing terminator design.[/QUOTE] well I'd rather that than a big pink fluffy bunny of death.