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Utilities Working on Applications To Use Domestic Drones for Emergency Maintenance
a number of utilities are testing new technologies that will allow them to quickly diagnose grid problems and rapidly restore electricity to areas stricken by blackouts—technologies that include augmented reality apps and aerial drones. These prototype systems could go a long way toward streamlining the grid repair process, quickly returning households and local economies to normal after sever weather events or other power-related calamities.
(via Civilian Drones to Search for Downed Power Lines During Blackouts | Popular Science)