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From killing machines to agents of hope: the future of drones in Africa
- Shivetya 10y agoWhile the debate over cost is really still not settled by default their inaccessibility from simply flying reduces cost by reducing the theft opportunity. However to keep that advantage they must not rely on the same flight paths else they become even easier and more valuable targets of opportunity. Enforcement opportunities can also be abused as well. A repressive government can just as well use the video and near silent operation of many drones to enforce draconian restrictions. Hopefully most of the uses will be done to enforce protection of threatened wildlife but lets not kid ourselves
- jkot 10y ago> The cost implications remain slightly unclear, although at Zipline’s Kigali launch on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Africa, Rwanda’s health minister, Dr Agnes Binagwaho, insisted that they were comparable to current delivery methods. Current delivery methods are person on a motorbike, or parachute drop from small airplane. Light unmanned drone should be significantly cheaper.