Fire-starting drones for ecological control

Researchers at University of Nebraska-Lincoln have developed autonomous drones that drop delayed ignition parcels to induce controlled forest fires.

United States19 Nov 2015

Forest fire drone | Photo source Pixabay

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The advancement of robotics has seen an increase in their use for activities humans would rather avoid, from coral reef conservation to grocery delivery. A drone from Nimbus Lab could be used to ignite controlled forest fires.

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