PHOTO: Marcus Erlich from Ninox Robotics has been involved in a heat detecting drone trial at Cobar, hoping to add a new tool to fight bushfires.
Drones with a two metre wingspan are the latest possible tool to assist in firefighting. Experimental at this stage, a trial of long-range drone technology has just been held in the Cobar region.
Marcus Erlich, Founder and Managing Director of Ninox Robotics, an Australian drone developer, collaborated with the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) to use long-range drone technology to monitor bush and grass fires across western New South Wales…