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Only a first world rich person could believe that this trinket is in any way useful. Hit the toy with a stick, take all valuables you see, run like hell.

Congratulations, you have footage of the guy! Now what do you do? The police can't be bothered, and they shouldn't, why waste more tax dollars than your TV is worth recovering it?

Get a dog, add motion sensors if you feel like it. Vote for social programs and pay the taxes instead of buying data-mining toys.

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If such a tool existed while my parents were still alive and I was taking care of them, I would have bought it in a heartbeat. Eldercare givers are often housebound for years, because something as simple as going to the grocery store or the pharmacy becomes an ordeal, especially if the parent in question is suffering from Alzheimer's or the like.

Perhaps I was too categorical, it is an useless toy... In the context of home security, in others like eldercare or checking the state of unoccupied buildings it might be useful.

Even then I don't think it would in that case, my personal experience tells me that it could be distressing to someone who's disoriented, drones aren't exactly quiet. (Also it apparently it only moves in premade paths)

A GoPro-esque camera with streaming attached to clothing could be better at that.

I 100% agree that noise could be a problem. Something worn tends to be removed/broken by confused hands. A pre-defined path is not ideal, for sure. But I expect a more controllable version will eventually follow.

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