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Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi posed with a cardboard drone on Monday during a meeting with drone manufacturer AirKamuy. The AirKamuy 150 is a cheap pre-fab cardboard drone meant to die on the battlefield and it comes shipped in a flatpack like an IKEA shelf.

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[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

But why would you use a drone to commit suicide?

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Surprise suicide?

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

New Amazon assistance suicide subscription.

[–] jafra@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Suicide subscription might not be the most profitable business model.

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Could be used as a family plan. Gotta do something about grandma when she becomes a burden.

[–] the_wonderfool@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

I may have a forgettable life, so I'll make sure to have an unforgettable death.