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TERRENCE O'BRIEN:
The world is filled

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with horrifying instruments
of high-tech death.

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We're pretty good at building
them right here in America,

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in fact.

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We all know it's
just a matter of time

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before the bots
at Boston Dynamics

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break free and enslave us all.

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But it turns out Russia is
also pretty good at crafting

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high-tech nightmares.

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Take this unnamed
drone built by JSC

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Almaz Antey, of the country's
largest defense contractors.

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At first glance, it seems
like a normal, if slightly

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ramshackle, drone.

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It's got wings,
propellers, tail fins.

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It sounds like a hive of angry
bees fighting a lawnmower.

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But take a closer look.

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That's no normal nose cone.

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That's a fully automatic
shotgun held in place with what

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appears to be an Erector Set.

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And that thing sticking
out of the bottom--

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that's the magazine that holds
10 12-gauge shotgun shells.

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Fun.

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And if you're wondering why
a shotgun instead of a rifle

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or rockets, see, this
drone's primary purpose

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is to kill other drones.

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And as any duck
hunter can tell you,

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it's much easier to hit a
small, fast-moving target

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with a spray of buckshot
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Besides, it doesn't take much
to knock a drone out of the air.

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Most of them aren't designed
to endure even tiny holes

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or weight imbalances.

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On the bright side, this
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It still requires a pilot
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A human drone
assassin dons a visor

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that pulls in a live video
feed used for maneuvering

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and aiming, though supposedly
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some sort of auto-follow
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locked onto a target.

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On the downside, this
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built with off-the-shelf parts.

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Even the shotgun is just a
Vepr-12 without a shoulder

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stock or a pistol grip
because, well, drones

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don't have hands or shoulders.

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For once, I can
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this were an April Fools' joke.

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We'll see you tomorrow
with more Engadget Today.

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