Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd
A power company has created a drone that blasts fire at power lines to get rid of rubbish. The method is being used in Xiangyang, China, using a DJI S1000+ model which costs £1,500 alone without the addition of a fire stick. It carries a weight of 11 kilos, and is guided by a man in a hard hat using a £440 Futaba 14SG 14-channel radio controller.
A video shows the tool being used in a testing capacity, replacing a job once delegated to humans on cherrypicker vehicles.
[Ed. Note: the video is on the source article page.]
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/incredible-flying-flamethrower-drones-burn-9847548
Americans do stupid (or is that awesome) things like this too.
(Score: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Wednesday February 22 2017, @09:00AM
chainsaw!
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/4/11359828/flying-chainsaw-drone-finland [theverge.com]
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