SOL 4: Drones

As I wait for my little quadrocopter to charge, I think about how much potential drones have for both the good and the bad. Drones are being used by the United States Government to kill people in foreign countries, both terrorists and innocent people like those killed when in a wedding procession. Even with all the killing done with drones, they still have potential to do good. Drones could be used to provide disaster relief supplies to isolated areas that are not accessible easily. Drones could provide search and rescue for lost hikers, missing airplanes, and earthquakes. Drones could deliver supplies, medications, and food to the general public. Drones could be used to map corn harvests, dust crops, and assess avalanche danger. Imagine if every couple of African Rhinos had a drone watching them go about their normal day-to-day behavior. If a poacher came along, the authorities could be altered, the criminals tracked, and the rhinos protected. Not only would this prevent poaching, but scientists could learn huge amounts of information about the rhinos habits, advancing human knowledge. Drones could even map migratory bird populations, because drones are being made that look almost exactly like the birds they could track. Imagine the benefits to humanity. My drone beeps, signaling that it is done charging. I quickly unplug it, grab my remote, and slowly fly it off the table.

-SGC