Hi, everybody! Recently, I watched a video on Youtube, which featured an amazing jumping robot made by Boston Dynamics. At first I thought “Wow! This is cool!” But then I started to think that this might be a dangerous usage. Just in case, can I take some protective measures against this?
You know, Boston Dynamics SandFlea is indeed a very cool surveillance robot. After watching the video you mentioned, there are few words to describe my excitement, which impressed me! But then you reminded me that it may be abused, it is not that simple, so I started to consider it and analyze possible problems.
Boston Dynamics SandFlea is a remote monitoring robot that can work for two hours and can jump up to 25 times without charging. Its jumping mechanism uses disposable fuel tanks to make it operate normally. It also has an on-board camera that can stream real-time video to OCU (Operator Control Unit) and take pictures. In addition, it has visible and infrared lighting for night operation.
The OCU of Boston Dynamics SandFlea has all the necessary mobile cell phone jammer control tools and can display real-time video from its camera. Together with the robots themselves, they can fit into small backpacks. SandFlea has a jump height of up to 30 feet, so it can pass many obstacles and jump into windows with high accuracy. Consider that in addition to the danger of being monitored in this way, there is a greater danger-improvised explosive devices can be installed on SandFlea, and it will jump into your house and detonate.
OCU can use many different frequency bands to work, so in order to protect yourself and your family from possible threats, you can block the Boston Dynamics SandFlea OCU signal, so that the surveillance robot remains helpless without human control.