Fight fire with fire, so they say. Clearly Tokyo officials have been listening to that advice, because their police force is launching a fleet of net-carrying drones that will locate and capture other rogue drones being flown by members of the public.
The BBC reports that the new squad of police drones will be used around āimportant buildings such as the prime ministerās office.ā When unauthorized drones are detected, loudspeakers on the ground will be used to alert their operators that they shouldnāt be flying in the airspace. If they donāt land their drone, it will be captured by a police drone using a netājust like in the clip above.
Speaking to the Asahi Shimbun website, a police department spokesperson explained why the new squadron has been put together:
āTerrorist attacks using drones carrying explosives are a possibility. We hope to defend the nationās functions with the worst-case scenario in mind.ā
Admittedly, they may have a point. Back in April, a drone landed on the roof of the prime ministerās officers. It was carrying radioactive material.
That doesnāt stop it all seeming very, very dystopian, though.
[BBC]
GIF from Asahi Shimbun
