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Old 4th February 2015 | 22:22
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This Drone Ambulance Is Totally Wild, And Totally Inevitable | Co.Design | business + design


this was on the NEMSPA website if it won't show up here.

These are coming very soon and will most likely have a military introduction.

Enjoy
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Old 5th February 2015 | 06:24
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here it is.

A quick tap on Google shows that you are a easy two years behind on the news. The U.S. Army and Israel have already built prototypes for combat medevac/delivery that would have autonomous route-finding software as well.
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Old 5th February 2015 | 19:08
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Hmmm...

Try scaling up the batteries required to get a useful payload, speed and range out of a drone that size.

They're not there yet.
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Old 5th February 2015 | 19:40
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doesn't have to be batteries shirley?
hydrocarbons are the weight efficient way to transport energy - (doh )
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Old 5th February 2015 | 23:42
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Anfi, Don't call him Shirley at work. He only dresses up as Shirley at weekends.
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Old 6th February 2015 | 00:43
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And computers are going to make paper obsolete.

And other technological pipe dreams. They might stuff patients into those, but medical crew will never ride in it.
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