I think of most of the development of drones as being what Chris Anderson calls "the peace dividend of the smartphone wars" [0]. Most of the components -- batte

I think of most of the development of drones as being what Chris Anderson calls "the peace dividend of the smartphone wars" [0]. Most of the components -- batteries, processors, radios, cameras -- have benefited enormously from the billion smartphones made every year. Unfortunately, of that list, batteries have improved the least. [0] http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/04/29/epiphanies-from-chris-anderson/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/04/29/epiphanies-from-chris-an...