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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Fire departments are testing autonomous drones that fight wildfires before crews even arrive

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Fire departments are testing autonomous drones that fight wildfires before crews even arrive

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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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A California company recently began demonstrating a system that allows firefighters to direct autonomous drones to combat wildfires. While departments already use observation drones, deploying them to...
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    Would drone carry like 2 tablespoons of water

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      These are big drones that carry 100 pounds of fire retardant. It will be interesting to see how well they work.

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        Lmao. The censorship is off the charts

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          Fyi the filters are instance based, so the person you replied to and probably some of the people who downvoted you have no idea what you’re talking about. Only we can see it because we’re on .ml

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            Thanks for the tip, I didn’t know that!

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