Thomas Moore College in Belgium students are considering the use of drones in class

Jan 13, 2014 10:25 GMT  ·  By

Drones have proved to be efficient in many ways, and their next hypothetical function could be to rat out exam cheaters in a Belgian school just a few miles north of Brussels. Mechelen's Thomas Moore College decided create a video showing how sneaky students could be caught with the use of drones armed with GoPro cameras.

The tiny flying device guided by one vigilant observer with a remote control while watching the captured footage on a monitor could be used as an anti-cheating system. The small aircraft wanders above hard-working students during exams in order to spot potential misbehavior and cheating attempts.

Taking a look at your phone or book, and even in your colleague's paper is completely out of the equation with a vigilant drone wandering around the classroom above everyone's heads. Whether the method will be actually efficient in catching cheaters is yet to be established.

The video below is an experiment and a hoax at the same time, but it is probably not difficult to imagine something like this being implemented in the future.

The new use for the flying drones will come as a shock for students, not only because they will not be able to throw a sneak peek in someone else's paper but also because the flying device can be quite intrusive and make some students lose their focus.

The controlled aircraft keeping an eye on students during tests could be a DJI Phantom drone equipped with GoPro cameras, monitor connection and remote control. The main problem for the moment is the fact that the drones have a flight time of just 15 minutes, making a lengthy exam really hard to cover, notes Mirror.

Another possible issue that can be found is the wind pushed out by the drone's propellers, that will bother students during their exams, making their papers fly through the classroom. In some cases, the exam room might turn into chaos, if some creative student finds a way to gain control of the device and turn the situation around.

The Belgium school students posted a video on YouTube, showing how a small drone would be used during an exam. The machine meant to put an end to cheating is wandering around the room capturing images of the students, but it is quite useless without a powerful vigilante.

Amazon also had their own interesting plan that involved drones, as they revealed the fact that they are working towards developing a drone that could courier customers' orders straight to their houses, using less man force and more technology.