https://www.theage.com.au/national/drone-fisherman-could-land-in-hot-water-as-regulator-investigates-20190830-p52md3.html
The drone, which Mr Foreman said weighs over 30 kilograms and comprises 25 batteries and 12 motors and 12 propellers, took about two years to prepare and had successfully lifted 110 kilograms of dead weight before it was tested for the first time with a live human.At 80kg himself, Mr Foreman said he was confident given the previous tests that the drone would take his weight, and he was pleasantly surprised with the level of comfort on the ride."As soon as I was off the ground I just couldn't believe it... how stable it actually was."He said he was wearing a helmet and wetsuit, but chose not to use a lifejacket because it could have hindered his ability to swim away from the drone in the event that something went wrong."I did have comms on so I could talk to whoever the pilot was in case something did go wrong with the drone and I had to jump out of the chair ... try and swim as quick as I could if it was going to land on top of me or anything like that."The question of who was piloting the drone could be key in any future prosecution over potential safety breaches being looked at by CASA.
Two year project according to this. Why wouldn't you see if it passes the beer test?