An American startup from Florida, Seafarer Exploration, has developed a drone to search for treasures on the seabed, and scientists at the Moscow Aviation Institute have devised a solar-powered airship drone for search work in remote regions of Russia or even in the Arctic.
A prototype underwater drone called the SeaSearcher is battery-powered and is already undergoing prototype testing at a shipwreck site, according to New Atlas.
The device can operate at a depth of up to 100 m and search for various metal objects even under the seabed (the range of action is about 10 m).
It automatically takes 3D photographs of everything it “sees”, determines the type of metallic elements found and can operate in both unmanned and radio controlled modes.
Potentially, an underwater drone could help in the search for lost treasure, but so far it hasn’t found anything worthwhile in pirate stock, solid brass, and stainless steel.
Domestic developers fight for the sky. To do this, they reinvented the airship.
The new Ecodisolar drone from MAI scientists visually closely resembles this aerial vehicle: the body is made in the form of two hemispheres that compress a hoop filled with non-flammable helium and hydrogen.
The drone uses a lifting (floating) force that, unlike conventional drones, saves energy for vertical movements, TASS clarifies.
The device also collects all visual information and sends it to dispatchers. And thanks to the presence of thermographic cameras and acoustic sensors of the monitoring and sounding-echolocation system, it is not afraid of bad weather conditions.
The device reaches a speed of 130 km/h, since it has a hydroscopic stabilization system, and can be used to work in difficult-to-access regions of the country.
We are talking about prospecting, delivery of goods and even (in the distant future) emergency services, but so far the project is in the stage of seeking investment.
Author:
Ekaterina Alipova
Source: RB
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