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Anduril announces Roadrunner, jet-powered VTOL drone

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186 points drak0n1c | 3 comments | 01 Dec 23 05:04 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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nulld3v ◴[01 Dec 23 06:59 UTC] No.38483981[source]▶
It feels like someone copied this company verbatim out of a cyberpunk world and pasted it in our world. Everything is cyberpunk, down to the name, logo, design style and products.

Unbelievably cool, but it also terrifies me.

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chaostheory ◴[01 Dec 23 07:17 UTC] No.38484074[source]▶
Anduril just like Palantir is from the Lord of the Rings and not Neuromancer
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1. mingus88 ◴[01 Dec 23 07:59 UTC] No.38484318[source]▶
And it’s literally the same people that left Palantir to form Andruil

It’s wild reading this thread where everyone is literally gung-Ho over Andruil yet the sentiment in any post about Palantir is the exact opposite.

Same folks, everyone. They’re just doing hardware now.

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2. mlindner ◴[01 Dec 23 20:45 UTC] No.38492112[source]▶
Personally, as someone who likes Anduril and isn't much a fan of Palantir, I never had issue with the people. I had issue with what they were doing. If Anduril was selling primarily to law enforcement/border control/spying like Palantir does then I'd like them less. Also the imagery even in the name is indicative. Anduril is a sword. Palantir is an all-seeing oracle of knowledge. The latter is a lot more dangerous for domestic politics than the former. There's a lot of people who support the US military but don't support the likes of the CIA or the NSA.
3. gantron ◴[01 Dec 23 20:53 UTC] No.38492216[source]▶
> Same folks, everyone.

Fewer than 5% of Anduril employees are former Palantir employees.