Flying Sniper Robot

Here at Strange Weapon of the Week, we are big fans of large caliber bullets. So naturally, when I came across the ARSS I gave myself an awesome-boner from the sheer remote destructibility of this flying sniper machine of death.

Judging from the picture above, the ARSS, which stands for Autonomous Rotocraft Sniper System, looks like an oversized version of those expensive helicopter toys at the mall. However, there is one main difference: these will turn you from fugly to FUBAR in a few seconds. Described at it's very simplest, this strange weapon is a remotely operating sniper rifle attached to a remotely operated helicopter.

Attached to the helicopter is a .338 caliber high velocity sniper rifle which is on a self-stabilizing turret. It includes a built-in camera and can precisely fire 7-10 shots per second. There is no danger of highly trained snipers being KIA and is much faster than waiting for a sniper team to move into position. In addition, unlike Apache helicopter missiles there is no worry about collateral damage.

Here's the whammy: the flying sniper robot is controlled by a modified XBOX controller. Yes, the guy who is popping heads in the urban warzone like T-Pain pops bottles in the club is using a similar controller than the one your girlfriend threw away because you loved Call of Duty more than her. Now that is PWNING.