Oh, that would be neat. Even a little remote control tank with software to interface with the surveillance software.. motion is detected in a quadrant, and the mobile camera is deployed. Mobile tank camera would have object detection software to recognize movement and track it from a specified distance with a turret camera. Software would monitor onboard battery and once battery is getting low, it would return to the charging dock for a recharge. It could be set to patrol the grounds, or be given a certain path to follow for perimeter monitoring. Motion sensors can be deployed on the grounds to trigger an alert to start mobile camera engagement.
Just think, walking down the road and a freakin little tank with a camera comes zooming up and aims a camera at you...then follows you...until you hit the edge of the perimeter...would make for some good wildlife shots too...raccoons in the back yard wouldn't know what to think at 2am when they are followed around the yard...
I'll fund the hardware and start on a prototype, who's volunteering to write the software?
Not really a drone, but would be pretty cool. As far as a drone, I can see that getting expensive really quick... There is advanced software out there for drones. The little 4 prop ones have come a long way. I think an excessively windy day would make it very difficult for a drone to maintain a heading, hover, or even travel from point A to point B. Ten years from now will be a different story... very feasible for the future.
Now, I'm going to have to do some research on remote control and cameras... I think the last time I looked into it, the cameras worked good on line of sight and were broadcast over 2.4ghz... I played with RC planes a good bit in the past, and at one point, built a 6ft wingspan drone with a camera on it for a buddy of mine in the military... I took care of the plane stuff, and he took care of the camera stuff.. He had a LOT more money wrapped up in the cam hardware than I had wrapped up in the plane build...
Sounds like a good wintertime project for me to blow some money on..lol