DRONES: TECH PESTS OR TECH GODSENDS?

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DRONES TECH PESTS OR TECH GODSENDS?
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• There seems to be an unending variety of
  constructive uses for drones, and they continue
  to be one of the most remarkable inventions of
  modern times. Whether theyre used for military
  purposes as they were initially designed for
  or for humanitarian purposes, the question
  remains
• Hi-tech pests or hi-tech blessings from above?
• Experts predict that drones will go on to
  continue providing us with a cheap, easy to use
  and vastly versatile way of being able to gather
  data, from perspectives that we have rarely had
  access to before. Should we then be excited about
  the future of drones, or worried that these
  unmanned aerial devices that seem to be able to
  do so much, will eventually become tech pests?
  Lets take a closer look

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• Benefits of drones used for humanitarian and
  wildlife/crop preservation purposes
• Its clear that if drones can be used to help in
  emergency situations whether aiding rescue
  attempts or delivering supplies and medicines to
  areas unreachable on foot or by helicopter it
  would be nonsensical to think of them as being
  tech pests, particularly with their potential to
  help save lives.
• Take wildlife preservation as another example
  the RSPB in the UK have been using drones to
  monitor endangered birds that lay eggs or roost
  in remote locations, and in countries like
  Africa, drones have been used to help locate,

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• track and potentially deter, wildlife poachers.
  Again, difficult to see how this can be anything
  but a positive use of UAVs.
• And in Japan, drone technology is being used to
  develop a UAV that can reduce the need for
  harmful pesticides. Drones fitted with infrared
  and thermal cameras shoot targeted doses of
  pesticides where they detect congregations of
  insects that cause damage to crops, limiting the
  exposure of the crop to the harmful chemicals.
• Difficult to find any negatives associated with
  the use of drones in any of these scenarios,
  isnt it?

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• Advantages of drones used for military purposes
• In warzones and military combat, drones can save
  lives. A drone can take the place of a member of
  military personnel when in a combat situation,
  and greatly reduce the potential for harm to
  human lives.
• UAVs are much cheaper to buy and run than
  traditional airplanes used in combat, and due to
  their size and ability to fly lower, the risk of
  damage to military hardware is significantly
  reduced.
• Accuracy is also a significant plus side of using
  drones in warfare since they can

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• pinpoint accuracy from a far greater distance,
  they are able to minimise collateral damage to
  cicilians and infrastructure.
• One other hugely beneficial aspect of a drone in
  a combat zone, is that it can be used to spy on
  the enemy and generally increase opportunities
  for surveillance, reconnaissance and general
  military intelligence.
• Each of these points are hard to argue with, and
  referring to a piece of tech equipment that may
  save a soldiers life as simply a tech pest, is
  difficult to swallow. However, there are some
  documented cases of drones being a distinct
  disadvantage in military combat, as youll read
  below

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• Disadvantages of drones used for military
  purposes
• While there can be little doubt that drones are
  ingenious inventions, in military circumstances,
  they do have their limitations, one of which is
  that they are unable to communicate with
  civilians on the ground, and cannot capture
  military personnel who may be surrendering.
• Civilian losses are always a risk when drone
  warfare causes collateral damage to human lives
  and property, and their use has been known to be
  counterproductive in some regions of the world,
  particularly with those cultures who believe the
  use of drones to be a sign of weakness and of
  cold heartedness.

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• There is also the concern that with drone warfare
  being likened to combat style video games,
  ethical decisions are lessened, and their impact
  not assessed sufficiently.
• Then there is the overwhelming concern among
  many, that drones will simply start removing the
  need for humans in many different industries and
  workplaces, and while this may be true in some
  cases, humans will always be needed to oversee
  them, and drones of course, need qualified and
  skilled operators.
• Tech pest or tech godsend? Well let you decide.

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