It's time to retire the guard dogs.

A Japanese security company has unveiled a new method of surveillance and it will chase down intruders, and even take pictures of their faces and licence plates.

The Secom crime-fighting drone is equipped with a surveillance camera and LED light, and will send images to a control center for tracking.

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It's time to retire your guard dogs. A Japanese security company has unveiled a new method of surveillance and it will chase down intruders, and even take pictures of their faces and licence plates. The Secom crime-fighting drone is equipped with a camera and LED light, and will send images to a control center for tracking

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Secom says it's the first in the world to produce this type of flying autonomous monitoring service, and the drone will combine both image and sensing technology.

While the flying robot isn't particularly fast, reaching a top speed of six miles-per-hour, it could help to identify suspicious people and cars outside the range of a fixed camera.

By following the suspect for more detailed images, security in the control panel could get a look at the face, body type, and clothing of a potential invader, along with a closer view of the car.

According to Engadget, owning a Secom security drone would run at $6,620 for the upfront purchase, along with a $41 monthly charge for the security service.

The drone awaited approval for months, after the enforcement and revision of aviation laws in Japan, but has become available as of December 11.

Authorities in Tokyo have also begun to employ drones following the amendments to the Civil Aeronautics Law.

The police drones, operated by the Metropolitan Police Department, will carry nets to track down and capture a different kind of suspect — other drones.

While the flying robot isn't particularly fast, reaching a top speed of six miles per hour, it could help to identify suspicious people and cars outside the range of a fixed camera. By following the suspect for more detailed images, security in the control panel could get a look at the face, body type, and clothing of a potential invader, along with a closer view of the car

Japanese authorities worry about the potential for drones to facilitate terrorist attacks, and say that it is a possibility that they could be used to carry explosives.

In April, a drone carried a camera and a small plastic bottle containing traces of radioactive material onto the roof of the Prime Minister's principle office.

Owning a Secom security drone would run at $6,620 for the upfront purchase, along with a $41 monthly charge for the security service. The drone awaited approval for months, after the enforcement and revision of aviation laws in Japan, but has become available as of December 11

The net-carrying drones are a part of the MPD's riot squad, and will be able to patrol government buildings in search of other, suspicious drones.