We might think of drones as toys, and maybe as a way to take great videos or entertain the kids. But today's drones are being used in a multitude of industries for more applications than most people can imagine. Have a look not just at what might happen in the future, but how drones are being used right now.
JOIN ME NEXT WEEK as we look at how drones might be useful in your industry, and even if they're not we will talk about applying a futurist mindset to asking "what if" about new technology that has the potential to not just improve but also change your work dramatically.
FURTHER READING AND DETAILS:
Future of fireworks and entertainment
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dipl-ing-lars-behrendt_innovation-creativity-entrepreneurship-activity-7014527609132732416-ullo
- https://youtu.be/tcoIUd9Y3-w
Emergencies: fire fighting drones
- https://www.flytnow.com/blog/drone-fire-fighting
- https://www.adorama.com/alc/fire-department-drones/
- https://www.flyingmag.com/drones-wildfire-fighting/
- https://youtu.be/WFqThcMIN7A
- https://youtu.be/sA4TW1UEW7o
- https://youtu.be/D0O_i6lprcQ
- Dutch ambulance - defribulator + connect to doctor - https://youtu.be/y-rEI4bezWc
- https://www.herox.com/blog/189-the-evolution-of-uavs-the-ambulance-drone
Keeping swimmers safe from sharks:
- https://www.popsci.com/environment/drones-shark-beach/
Agriculture
- https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/future-of-agritech-2023-technology-and-ai-enhancing-agri/442698
- https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/05/20/this-australian-start-up-wants-to-fight-deforestation-with-an-army-of-drones
Mobile cellphone base station - example at sports events
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389128623000683
- https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/these-drones-could-bring-you-5g-networking-after-a-hurricane/
Inventory and warehouse management and auditing
- https://maxbyte.co/inventory-management-using-drone
- https://www.apriorit.com/dev-blog/763-embedded-drone-management-system
War / Resistance:
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a43170041/belarus-opposition-group-lands-drone-on-russian-mainstay-jet-video/
- https://warontherocks.com/2019/02/drones-of-mass-destruction-drone-swarms-and-the-future-of-nuclear-chemical-and-biological-weapons/
- Robots and Drones in War: Episode 28 of ThrowForward Thursday: https://youtu.be/p6PixDJaX2Q and https://www.graemecodrington.com/post/throwforward-thursday-28-robots-in-war-the-dogs-of-future-wars