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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'': Asakura's artifact, the Oculus Corvinus/Raven's Eyes. Six small, flying robots used for spying and information-gathering. Perfect for the [[School Newspaper Newshound]].
** A recent chapter comes up with a more complicated use for them, which involves using a ghost to transmit information from one camera to another, so other people can watch the action without being detected.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' has the Wide Area Search spell, which has Raising Heart releasing inconspicuous floating energy orbs that remotely scan areas.
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== [[Comics]] ==
* [[Marvel Universe]]: the Rigellian Recorders.
* ''[[Astro City]]'': In the story ''Father's Day'', Jack-In-The-Box has one in the fight with the Brass Monkey. {{spoiler|This is because he's the third Jack-In-The-Box, taking over for his predecessor whose wife is having a child. The camera lets Jack-2 monitor from his basement headquarters and give Jack-3 advice and tactical updates.}}
== [[Film]] ==
* A non-mobile version was used to hack into a building security system in ''[[Sneakers]]''.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hovercam Hovercam] droids and a few probe droids
* ''[[The Incredibles]]'': Syndrome used these on his remote volcanic island hideout
* In the ''[[Felix the Cat]]'' movie, the Duke used floating cubes with spotlights shining out of them as a sort of observation device to support his army of mechanized cylinders.
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* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'': the Wraith have them, as well.
* Human journalists in ''[[Babylon 5]]'' regularly use hovering cameras.
* [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]] has its [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|CamBot]].
* The ''New [[Twilight Zone]]'' episode "To See The Invisible Man" had floating security drones used to watch for people breaking laws.
* One of these turned up in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''Silence In The Library'' as a link to [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|Cal]].
** A Classic Series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' example: The Fifth Doctor's second story, ''Four to Doomsday'', also featured a similar device, known as the Monopticon, patrolling the corridors of Monarch's massive spaceship.
== [[Literature]] ==
* One of these (called a "Public Eye") appears near the beginning of [[Robert Heinlein]]'s novel ''Friday''. It's used by police to detect crimes in progress.
* [[Larry Niven]]'s short story "Cloak of Anarchy" had the Copseye, which was used to monitor Free Parks. It also had a stunner to knock out lawbreakers.
* ''[[Uglies]]'': Aya has one of these named Moggle that she treats like a pet.
* The optic probe device used by the Martians in ''[[War of the Worlds]]'' - the book and all movies - roughly fills this trope.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Micro Air Vehicles are being designed for the army.
* There was, for a time, a plan to develop softball-sized robots of this type for use on the International Space Station. They would be capable of moving about on their own by using ducted fans to produce thrust. Since the ISS is in a microgravity environment, they would effectively be capable of flying around the station in adherence to the spirit of the trope. Likely served as the inspiration for the SGU Kinos mentioned above.
* The Air Hogs Hawk-eye is the civilian version, you can even post your findings online.
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* The ''[[Champions]]'' supplement Gadgets! had a "TV Spy Eye" device.
* ''[[Shadowrun]]''
* ''[[Dungeons
* The Wizard Eye spell in ''[[GURPS]]: Magic''. There's also a Wizard Nose...
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* ''[[Fallout 3]]'': Eyebot robots, have a defence laser but are usually friendly to the player character.
** Though despite the name, there is no evidence they actually provide surveillance, just floating, moving radios that can defend themselves passably.
*** A RobCo exhibit in [[Fallout: New Vegas]] confirms that they can "recognize your face and voice with advanced facial and auditory recognition technology."
** Some Eyebots in Fallout 3 can call in reinforcements after a certain stage in the game and a random encounter shows two wastelanders discussing whether or not its spying on them whilst it hovers inbetween the pair.
* ''[[
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'': standard issue for reporters.
* ''[[Perfect Dark]]'': the "Camspy".
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* ''[[Mario]]'': the hover-cam is operated by the cloud-riding Lakitu's, controlling said camera with a fishing pole, odd but close enough.
* One of the Ogre Magi spells in ''[[Warcraft]] 2''.
* ''[[Half-Life 2]]'': Scanners.
* ''[[Deus Ex]]'' had an augmentation that allowed you to deploy one of these to scout. It was considered excessively expensive for it's utility.
* ''[[Baldur's Gate]] 2'' had a magical one in the form of the Wizard's Eye Spell. It could go anywhere the player could and was invisible, though not invulnerable. Anything that could see through invisibility, could kill it.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[A Miracle of Science]]'': the robot cameras on dynamic balancing platform.
* The Tic-Tocs (robot birds) from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', apparently.
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'' The Devil has [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4042 these].
* ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' has "paparazzi bots". And anything that can be fit with a nanny-cam dispenser (cameras are hard to detect, but immobile once "painted" and as all [[nanomachines]], are vulnerable to heat and chemicals - but if you can afford it, just spray more later).
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