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/NJ_Legion_Iced_Tea]

I can't wait for when wireless charging is able to extend multiple/hundreds of feet.

Wired drones are already capable of so much, and powering them wirelessly is going to be a civilizational game changer.

Edit: I'm talking high concept sci fi. The likes of which is probably outside of our reach but what we can strive towards. On par with Star Trek Transporters and Communicators from the 60s.

[u/nico282 → u/NJ_Legion_Iced_Tea]

Spoiler alert, it won't. Physics laws don't change.

[u/NJ_Legion_Iced_Tea → u/nico282]

You're not entirely wrong, and it's probably only a good idea in sci fi. But there's nothing wrong in aspiring to create tech near that hypothetical potential.

Even 20 years ago you'd have been called mad for charging a cell phone wirelessly.

[u/Jostain → u/NJ_Legion_Iced_Tea]

It's not wireless though. You have to put it down on a plate and keep it perfectly aligned while it's charging. If anything it's more wired than regular charging. There is a reason that a lot of phone manufacturers stopped pushing that feature because they did the math and realised it was a technological dead end.