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The Most Amazing Examples of Drones in Use Today: From Scary to Incredibly Helpful
Drones, aircraft that are remotely or autonomously piloted with no human onboard, are used in many ways from a hobbyist who flies a $25 drone around for fun on the weekends to a multimillion-dollar military drone that’s becoming a critical … Continue reading
Nearly All States Use Drones for Range of Work
In Utah, drones are hovering near avalanches to watch roaring snow. In North Carolina, they’re searching for the nests of endangered birds. In Kansas, they could soon be identifying sick cows through heat signatures. Public transportation agencies are using drones … Continue reading
A drone just flew a kidney to a transplant patient for the first time ever. It won’t be the last.
Talk about a special delivery. In the wee hours of April 19, a custom-made drone roughly the size of a washing machine lifted off from a neighborhood in southwestern Baltimore and whisked a human kidney to a nearby hospital, where … Continue reading
Drone makes historic delivery of life-saving kidney for Maryland patient
In a world first, a drone has delivered a donor kidney to a U.S. hospital, which resulted in a successful transplant. The groundbreaking flight required a drone that could maintain and monitor the kidney, officials said. The unnamed patient, a … Continue reading
