While it would be much cooler if this thing could float in the air like some kind of interrogation droid, this is a step in the right direction. It's a periscope/video camera designed to be buried and concealed outside of a target for 24/7 surveillance.

During the day, MUGI has a range of some 3,000 meters, but at night is limited to about 1,000 meters. A mechanical device holding both cameras within the MUGI s carbon fiber canister enables rotation and tilting, for horizontal and vertical scanning as well as zooming.

BURIED CAMERA FOR HIDDEN FOES [DefenseTech]

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