- "That would explain why the Genii looked like Swiss cheese: the mini-drones went right through ‘em."
- ―John Sheppard[src]
Mini-drones, as the name implies, are a miniaturized version of the drone weapon technology developed by the Ancients. They function in much the same way as the larger version, but were designed as an anti-personnel weapon. They were created by the Lanteans during their time in the Pegasus Galaxy.
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Mini-drone research was limited to a single place in the Pegasus galaxy: Harmony's planet. Though the details of the research facility were stored in the Atlantis database, its location eluded the Atlantis expedition until they stumbled upon it by accident.
Mini-drones are controlled through an amulet by inputting mental commands via the ATA gene.
Mini-drones operate on the same basic principle as larger drones do. They are enveloped in a powerful energy shield which allows them to burrow through virtually anything, then perforate the target to destroy it. The power requirements of mini-drones are unknown; however, the testing site has been active and continuously powering groups of mini-drones for over 10,000 years with no mention of a power drain. They are controlled through the use of a neural interface connected to a hand scanner rather than a control chair, which requires the use of an additional key in the form of a pendant in order to operate it.
Multiple drones will swarm any potential targets, then move on. This version of the technology has the ability to detect the Ancient Technology Activation gene, and will register any who have it as friendly. Though mini-drones behave in much the same manner as regular drones, they have unique behaviors due to their anti-personnel design. Unlike regular drones, which remain inactive until needed, mini-drones fly in a constant search pattern unless otherwise instructed, protecting their designated territory from intruders. It appears that only a small amount of mini-drones perform this function, since at least some of the Genii managed to get past them. As they have only been seen attacking small groups of soft targets, it is not known whether they can explode to cause further damage to larger targets or groups of targets as regular drones would.
The testing planet is the only observed usage of mini-drones by the Lanteans, so it is unclear how they intended to implement them on a wide-scale. Their design and behavior suggests that they are meant for defense rather than offense, presumably to safeguard their ships and facilities from Wraith troops.
The fact than they were never seen outside its testing grounds suggest than they never surpassed the prototype stage. (SGA: " Harmony")
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| Assault Rifles | Langaran assault rifle • Lucian Alliance assault rifle • Tagrean assault rifle • Tegalan assault rifle |
| Rifles | Hoffan rifle • Satedan military rifle • Tegalan rifle |
| Submachine Guns | Genii semi-automatic machine gun • Lucian Alliance submachine gun |
| Machine Guns | Tagrean machine gun |
| Shotgun | Genii shotgun |
| Pistols | Firearm (Cicero's people) • Firearm (Elson's people) • Firearm (People of P3R-118) • Genii pistol • Genii revolver • Jannick's revolver • Jayem Seran's pistol • Langaran pistol • Lucian Alliance pistol • Nabel Golan's pistol • Pangaran firearm • Satedan pistol • Tagrean pistol • Tegalan pistol • Vala Mal Doran's pistol |
| Rocket Launchers | Lucian Alliance rocket launcher |
| Energy Weapons | Altairan disintegrator • Ankh weapon • Asgard hand weapon • Assassin Sniper's rifle • Asuran pistol • Bedrosian rifle • Eurondan sidearm • Intar • Lantean stun weapon • Ma'Tok staff • Malakai's gun • Odai Ventrell's pistol • Oranian pistol • Ori staff weapon • Ori stun weapon • Particle magnum • Plasma pistol • Serrakin pistol • Serrakin rifle • Stun rod • T-46 Pulse Blaster • Tollan sidearm • Togar's sidearm • Unknown Alien weapon • Wraith handblaster • Wraith spear gun • Wraith stunner rifle • Zat'nik'tel |
| Explosives | Genii explosive • Naquadah bomb |
| Grenades | Goa'uld grenade • Lucian Alliance stun grenade • Satedan Grenade • Shock grenade • Thermal grenade |
| Mines | Lucian Alliance mine • Tacluchnatagamuntoron |
| Missiles | Tagrean missile • Tegalan missile |
| Ship based | Asgard plasma beam weapon • Bedrosian cannon • Berzerker drone energy weapon • Destiny pulse weapon • Energy beam cannon • Eurondan energy weapon • Hebridian energy weapon • Ion gun • Laser cannon • Nakai energy weapon • Ori energy beam weapon • Ori pulse weapon • Plasma charge • Replicator-controlled vessel energy weapon • Staff cannon • Unidentified spaceship energy weapon • Vanir energy weapon • Wraith energy weapon |
| Satellites | Asuran Stargate satellite • Lagrangian Point satellite • Ori satellite • Replicator disruptor satellite |
| Other Weapons | Asgard directed energy weapon • Drone weapon • Hara'kesh • Kara kesh • Mini-drone • Multiphasic blaster • Orbital weapon • Phase-shifting weapon • Replicator disruptor • Replicator disruptor cannon • Sangraal • Stargate destroyer • Stun wave • Tumor creation device • Transphase Eradication Rod • Wraith bomb • Za'tarc ring |
| Primitive | Arkad's sword • Axe • Ba'al's knife • Bantos rod • Blowgun • Bow • Chaka's knife • Crossbow • Genii knife • Hammer • Inago's knife • Jaffa knife • Javelin • Kest • Kiryk's shortsword • Krantu • Mace • Machete • Michael's knife • Osiris' knife • Otho's knife • Ronon's knife • Ronon's sword • Shikra blade • Slingshot • Sora Tyrus' knife • Spear • Sword • Todd's knife • Traveler knife • Turghan's sword • Tyre's sword • Whip • Wraith Commander's sword |