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Perhaps the most interesting thing I saw at the DroneX show in London was more than a rumor, but the real-life presence of SkyWash in the UK, meaning the skywash drone – which is, in essence, a pressure-washer strapped to a drone – now has an international presence.
The drone is remarkable because it's capable of delivering a powerful water jet to windows without needing anyone to climb to them and, as UK Managing Director Aidan Coyle pointed out to me, the largest cause of death in the workplace in the UK (according to the ONS) is falling from heights.
The device operates like a tethered drone, save that a hosepipe – not a power cable – is the tether (in fact to my slight surprise batteries were still used on the demo unit I touched at the show).
Skywash team at DroneX London (Image credit: Future)
Very excitingly, inductive power for drones might be on the way thanks to the tech of Inductive Power Projection – this is definitely a company to watch.
Inductive Power with 50W bulb sample at Drone X (Image credit: Future)
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