Armed drones abroad and autonomous commercial and law enforcement aircraft at home are entangled in ever-changing legal issues. Here is Fast Company's look at the evolving legal aspects, and what they mean for the future.
The X-47B, which successfully launched from the USS George H.W. Bush, is an autonomous, algorithm- and-GPS controlled drone designed to test unmanned naval warfare.
As scientists make huge strides in robotics, natural building materials, and new construction methods, our urban architecture could take on a much different form than the rigid construction we’re used to.
As well as warring neighbors using the devices to spy on each other, the technology might fall into the hands of terrorists, said the Google chairman. "It's one thing for governments, who have some legitimacy in what they're doing, but have other people doing it... it's not going to happen."
