Readily Available Commercial Equipment

Readily Available Commercial Equipment
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June 2, 2022
The cost of production and development of robotic capabilities has significantly decreased in the past few decades. With the advent of rapid commercialization, technological development and mass production, and even Do-it-Yourself (DIY) applications, costs for parts and accessory equipment for robots and drones have significantly decreased in the recent decade. Accordingly, this section will discuss the state of both technologies in line with the topic of creating a drone technology from a retail store and adding a facial recognition system to find someone.
Robot Capabilities and Cost Bought from Commercial Sources
Robotic capabilities are one of the main focus points of today’s rapid commercialization and technological development. New technologies cater to a wide range of services, including autonomous driving vehicles, automated delivery services, and even robotic animals. In one article written by Marr (2020), the author has noted how easily accessible and available robotic technologies are in the market, with dozens of companies selling their own robotic and drone products directly or through a third-party seller. This increase in availability is actual in terms of costs, access to technology, or availability of knowledge.
Cost
Accordingly, one of these rapidly developing technologies is drones. In 2020 alone, Goldman Sachs reported that “sales of US consumer drones to dealers surpassed $1.25 billion”, representing an ever-growing number of demands for aerial capabilities. This mass production has significantly reduced the average price for these commodities, with the regular price of a beginner personal drone costing only $50 to $100, while higher-end drones are costing about $200 to $1500 each CITATION Gil22 \l 1033 (Gilbertson, 2022). This led to significant ownership of small- to medium-capacity drones for an average American in the United States.
Access to Parts, Equipment, and Information
Access to drone technologies, facial recognition systems, and operational knowledge has also increased in the past few years. This section will discuss both (1) drone and robotic technologies and (2) facial recognition systems.
Drone and Robotic Technologies
On the one hand, these commodities could be bought in both traditional brick-and-mortar and online stores (i.e., Amazon) within a day. Because of these, almost all states in the US require the possession of a license and the regulation of drone use for owners, except “Alabama, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, and South Carolina” CITATION Bus21 \l 1033 (BusinessInsider.com, 2021).
On the other hand, knowledge of drone technologies' production, operation, and modification are easily accessible through popular social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. A quick search on YouTube would provide dozens of videos showing how to create a homemade drone with highly affordable materials that could be purchased online. Aside from this, studies show that aside from government regulations, drone operators in some areas like Singapore and Brisbane, Australia were able to formulate a “net...