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24 alternatives to Watchbird

A warning about army drones and AI from 1953

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Watchbird launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Surviving AI▲59

   The promise and peril of artificial intelligence

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ehang 184▲227

   An autonomous drone for people

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pitch Drone▲98

   PR is hard, get a fucking drone

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Airobotics▲124

   Automated industrial drones

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Rise of the Machines▲61

   A Cybernetic History 1st Edition

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Parrot DISCO▲206

   A new drone prototype from Parrot

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   What to Think About Machines That Think: ▲74

   Today's leading thinkers on the age of machine intelligence

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Flying Saucer Drone▲82

   A smartphone-integrated UFO by PARROT

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cyber War▲65

   The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Animal Robo▲117

    Uber for drones

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WhatTheFIsML▲110

    An illustrated guide to understanding Machine Learning

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Raptor Maps▲71

    Drone-based farming analytics

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PowerEgg▲77

    The flying robot by PowerVision

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gladius▲86

    Underwater drone

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dark Territory▲69

    The Secret History of Cyber War

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Age of Spiritual Machines▲57

    AI and achieving the singularity

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cardinal▲132

    The world's first autonomous surveillance drone for home

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Curious Minds - Stuxnet: a 3-Parts Series▲55

    In-depth exploration of the first cyber-weapon

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Drone Tone▲77

    An ominous sound toy

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hardware Hacker▲63

    Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Superintelligence▲69

    Paths, Dangers, Strategies of Superintelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries▲61

    User Research War Stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Daemon▲80

    A computer program wreaks havoc on the world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    AI Revolution▲70

    Guide to the AI revolution in a series of short essays

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →