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The Helping Drone | UPS
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It was like something out of a movie.
“I watched as a drone flew in to within 10 feet of a collapsed building, gathering data, taking pictures and assessing the damage. ”
That’s the best way to describe Disaster City, Texas A&M, a 52-acre training facility where engineered train derailments, chemical spills and building collapses are part of the normal day-to-day routine for the training of emergency response professionals. In March, I watched as a drone flew in to within 10 feet of a collapsed building, gathering data, taking pictures and assessing the damage.
But what looked like Hollywood was actually a real drone demonstration conducted by Dr. Robin Murphy, a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M and an expert in disaster robotics. The demonstration was designed to show how drones could help save lives in the event of a real building collapse.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1yUvI6g
© 2015 | 3BL Media/UPS | All Rights Reserved
“I watched as a drone flew in to within 10 feet of a collapsed building, gathering data, taking pictures and assessing the damage. ”
That’s the best way to describe Disaster City, Texas A&M, a 52-acre training facility where engineered train derailments, chemical spills and building collapses are part of the normal day-to-day routine for the training of emergency response professionals. In March, I watched as a drone flew in to within 10 feet of a collapsed building, gathering data, taking pictures and assessing the damage.
But what looked like Hollywood was actually a real drone demonstration conducted by Dr. Robin Murphy, a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M and an expert in disaster robotics. The demonstration was designed to show how drones could help save lives in the event of a real building collapse.
Read more: http://bit.ly/1yUvI6g
© 2015 | 3BL Media/UPS | All Rights Reserved
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