IN just a few years, drone technology has developed in leaps and bounds. It all started as a military tool with the sole aim of saving pilots’ lives in combat.Once it found use in the civilian world, it has developed so fast from crop aerial spraying, surveillance, deliveries, photography, topographic surveys and simply as a hobby by the now so-called dronethusiasts!A drone or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) as the name suggests is an unmanned and remotely controlled by a “pilot” to perform various aerial manoeuvres and functions as described in the various uses.The use of drones surprisingly dates back to the early 20th century with the invention of the winged aircraft which changed everything for manned and unmanned aircraft.The Wright brothers pioneered the first aircraft in 1904 and 16 years later Great Britain developed the first pilotless winged aircraft.The use of drones took off literally speaking during World War II with improvements in technology to […]
Drone Technology
