drones to inspect power lines

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/scientist-aims-to-create-drones-to-inspect-power-lines-385702.html

"Babak, 36, who was raised in a household of scientists, says that his interest in drones emerged by chance. After Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Babak wondered why human beings were still needed to tackle the aftermath of a nuclear disaster.
'Why should people go and die there if you can use drones?' Babak asks. That’s how he and his team at the Science and Technology Center at Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences came up with the Crane drone aimed at monitoring radiation levels.
They made their first drone at the end of 2012. 'Production was extremely expensive,' Babak says. A significant share of the cost was spent on testing.
The Crane drone has barometric height sensors; and it can capture images and make HD-videos. There is a small block inside the drone that constantly measures the level of radiation, and all the information is saved on a MicroSD card."

Yet more uses for drones!