A Chinese earthquake rescue team deployed drones to light up the night and aid search and rescue operations after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

[u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist]

[u/certifiedintelligent]

They’re tethered, so they can fly and light as long as the generator on the ground runs.

[u/DeathByPetrichor → u/certifiedintelligent]

That’s… freaking brilliant. Why has this not been done before? Tethered drone seems like a fantastic idea for increased flight duration for security or time lapses

[u/_stonedspiritv2 → u/DeathByPetrichor]

It's being used in wars right now since the signal can't be jammed. Fiber optics tethered drones.

[u/shmodder → u/_stonedspiritv2]

The fiber cable doesn’t power the drone, though. It’s merely for data transmission.

[u/ruat_caelum → u/shmodder]

its small wires with high voltage : https://www.vicorpower.com/resource-library/articles/uav/overcoming-tethered-uav-challenges