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In Switzerland have developed a similar to dandelion foldable drone

Added	Sat, 16/09/2017
Источники	nlo-mir.ru
Дата публикации	Sat, 16/09/2017
Версии	UAV

Engineers of the Polytechnic University of the Federal Polytechnic school of Lausanne have created a foldable drone, the courier is able to transport cargo and to significantly decrease in size when idle. The drone frame is made of carbon fiber, making the design of the aircraft turned out easy and, most importantly, durable — extra protection during transportation will not interfere.

In working condition drone similar to the dandelion and can carry cargo weighing up to 500 grams, but in the future this figure is projected to improve. Folding design protects not only the cargo but the propellers of the machine, and landing will protect bystanders from the rotating blades. The developers explained that a drone has a number of Autonomous features that will be useful to the machine at work.

In their opinion, such unmanned aerial vehicles — based logistics of the future.

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