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Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires
A New Hampshire company is working to develop a fleet of autonomous helicopters that it hopes can be used to put out fires, spray crops and handle other dangerous jobs.
With communications and control components installed where a pilot would sit, Brett Worden, production manager at Rotor Technologies, carries a spray boom following a test flight of an unmanned semi-autonomous helicopter at Intervale Airport, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Henniker, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Avionics Technician John Beto installs components into the cockpit of an unmanned semi-autonomous helicopter being built in a hanger at Rotor Technologies , Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Lukas Koch, chief technology officer at Heinen Brothers Agra Services, the company which bought the Pelican Spray in August, has called unmanned aircraft part of a coming “revolution,” that will save farmers money and improve safety.
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