This shoulder-fired bazooka lets you capture unwanted drones with a net from 300 feet away
Chances are you've a seen one buzzing overhead at a park or above neighborhood streets, and companies like Intel and GoPro are rushing to cash in on the trend.
But not everyone is a fan of the remotely-piloted devices, especially when drones go places they shouldn't to surreptitiously shoot video footage of private events or to cause other potential security concerns.
A group of engineers in England has come up with a way to thwart the drone menace: A shoulder-fired air-powered bazooka known as the Skywall 100 that can down a drone from 100 meters away. Rather than obliterate the drone in the sky, the SkyWall's missile traps the drone in a net, bringing it down to the ground intact.
A spokesperson for OpenWorks Engineering, which makes the Skywall 100, wouldn't provide a price for the device, noting that price will depend on quantity purchased and other factors. In development for seven months, the SkyWall 100 is expected to be in some customer hands by the end of the year, he said.
The company has created a video to show off how it works. Check it out:
