In a ‘world first,’ autonomous giant drones are flying cargo to offshore wind turbines
Ørsted says it’s now the world’s first offshore wind company to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines.
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Ørsted says it’s now the world’s first offshore wind company to use autonomous giant drones to transport cargo to turbines.
Expand Expanding CloseAs the UK works to slow the coronavirus with methods such as mandatory social distancing, the country’s police forces are using drones to shame people indoors. But whether, like Spain, Britain wants to use them to disinfect is under debate.
According to Chinese drone maker DJI, Spain is the first European country to use agricultural drones to try to contain the coronavirus.