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US drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty: UN
by Staff Writers
Islamabad (AFP) March 15, 2013


Drone can 'snatch' object on the fly
Philadelphia (UPI) Mar 14, 2013 - Drones may soon go from being eyes in the sky to "look and grab" vehicles using robotic arms to snag objects from the ground on the fly, U.S. researchers say.

Inspired by the way a bald eagle can swoop down and grab a fish from the water with its claws, robotics scientist at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a fast-acting, talon-like gripping arm for a small unmanned aerial vehicles.

Studying the birds' technique, the researchers have copied a trick that allows the bird more time to fasten on to its prey; the eagles sweep their legs and claws backwards as their talons close on a fish, eliminating the need to slow down.

Penn state researcher Justin Thomas and his colleagues have attached a three-fingered claw to a 4-inch motorized leg below the drone's center of mass, allowing it to snatch a stationary object as it flies by.

US drone strikes targeting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda violate Pakistan's sovereignty because the government says publicly it has not consented to the attacks, a UN envoy has said.

Pakistan repeatedly denounces US drone strikes, criticising them as a violation of sovereignty that inflame anti-Americanism despite leaked US diplomatic cables that showed leaders allegedly agreed to them in private.

UN special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Ben Emmerson, visited Islamabad this week as part of an investigation into civilian casualties caused by drone strikes in Pakistan.

"The position of the government of Pakistan is quite clear. It does not consent to the use of drones by the United States on its territory and it considers this to be a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty," Emmerson said.

"It involves the use of force on the territory of another state without its consent and is therefore a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty," he added in a statement released after his visit.

Emmerson, a British lawyer, said in January that a huge expansion in unmanned aviation and their increasing use, required a new legal framework. He is investigating whether drone attacks cause disproportionate civilian casualties.

His report, which will also study attacks in Afghanistan, the Palestinian territories, Somalia and Yemen, will be presented in October.

US drone strikes in Pakistan are reported in the semi-autonomous tribal belt on the Afghan border, where journalists do not have free access so details of casualties are notoriously difficult to confirm.

According to Britain's Bureau of Investigative Journalism, CIA drone attacks in Pakistan have killed up to 3,577 people since 2004, up to 884 of them civilians, including 197 children.

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