Crash-proof drone put to the test in jagged glacial crevasses [feedly]

Crash-proof drone put to the test in jagged glacial crevasses
http://www.gizmag.com/crash-proof-drone-crevasses/41536/

Early last year a team of Swiss technologists was awarded US$1 million in prize money for a crash-proof drone designed to maneuver through confined spaces. With drones that detect landmines, replant forests and service slums to contend with, the Gimball rose above its competing entries to take out first prize in the United Arab Emirates' Drones for Good competition. Now the drone's real-world durability and potential as a life-saving search and rescue aid have been put to the test in deep the crevasses of the Swiss Alps.

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