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“We want to move the UAV from a small-payload platform to make it a more meaningful, higher payload,” Pei said in a statement. “So we’re starting from an existing commercially available aircraft and trying to add new capabilities that will eventually enable it to be autonomous.”
The goal of the project is to help develop pilotless drones that can ferry medical supplies or emergency first responders to disaster areas. Researchers believe the drones could be used for disaster relief and surveillance, according to WSU.
Large unmanned drones that can carry passengers are thought to be the future of the drone industry. The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is testing an unmanned, self-flying taxi, according to Wright State.
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