Flying drones against radioactive contamination

    




Scientists from Imperial College (London) has created the world's first airmobile 3D printer, able to perform tasks in places where people work would be dangerous. Mirko Kovac and his team has created drones capable of performing work even in the center of a nuclear reactor and presented their innovations at the Imperial Festival in London on may 9-10.

The idea of the project is borrowed from ornithology. Little birds, the so-called salanganes build nests on the fly, using their saliva. Drones also do the job on the fly, working in tandem. The first device carries a 3D printer, spraying the polyurethane and shaping the product. The second drone is used to deliver the resulting stub to the destination.

While the capabilities of the prototypes is very limited in area of operation and weight of the finished product, which must not exceed 2.5 kg. However, the concept of sealing without the direct involvement of the human operator is of interest. Working version of drone will be able to handle objects up to 40 kg.

Programming takes place with the participation of the GPS coordinates. Test models suffer from inaccuracy, but the technology is improving. In order to have drones there was a possibility of charging directly in the flight, plan to use solar energy.

Source: greenevolution.ru