Aerial Manipulator: the UAV that can carry bombs safely away

Unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming more and more prevalent, allowing for our military to get views of areas from above without sending any humans into harm's way. But they're generally pretty passive, unable to pick stuff up. Not so with Yale's new Aerial Manipulator.

This UAV shares many characteristics with other UAVs, including a helicopter-like body and a top speed of 120km per hour. But it's also got a grabbing hand on its underside, allowing it to swoop in and grab things like bombs or unguarded sandwiches. And if that's not a significant advancement, I don't know what is.

Take that Taliban, we steal your bottles of liquor in front of you! We drop bombs on YOU with this UAV!

Swoop down, grab bomb, lift in air, and let a mid air explosion shoot shrapnel everywhere? Also Muslims don't drink.

How do you know the Taliban don't celebrate their glorious victories with a bottle of sake?

Well, for one, where would they get the sake?

Smuggle it, because they're drug lords and whatever else.

Yeah.