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A New Hampshire company is working to develop a fleet of autonomous helicopters that it hopes can be used to put out fires, spray crops and handle other dangerous jobs.

Archived version: https://archive.is/Xc7f7

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fautonomous-helicopter-unmanned-rotor-9af9228206bf9fd3598d10c8a243fab5

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

You mean drones?

Yeah, there are other companies working on that too.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Autonomous helicopters to fight....... fires... yes, fires.