Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Rescue drones in Tokyo

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20161012_14/

"Firefighters tested the small unmanned aircraft at an indoor swimming pool on Wednesday. The exercise envisioned a person who had been swept downstream in a river clogged with debris and fallen trees.

The firefighters maneuvered a drone with a camera attached and located the victim using a heat detector. They then dropped a small buoy to rescue the person.

The Tokyo Fire Department currently uses helicopters for rescue operations. It is studying the use of drones at sites that present risks of secondary disasters."

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