INDUSTRY 4.0
crocodiles capable of resisting the toxic lake , it ’ s a dangerous business that required a solution . “ We ’ ve created a sonar device for our drone that captures not only the boat volume , but shows the shape of the basin , telling you whether liners are coming unstuck - which could be a huge source of environmental damage and massive cost to a mining company ,” she says . “ We ’ ve created something every mine in the world needs , but they don ’ t currently have .” She argues the industry has a two-dimensional approach to drones and been too focused on what they can deliver rather than what they are really good at - gathering data . “ When our drone flies overhead it uploads the data automatically . Every single flight is not only tracked and logged , but a video is automatically uploaded into our FlightCloud providing a permanent visual record .”
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