Despite the drone global market having an expected worth of 15 billion US dollars by 2022, the manufacturing industry was reported to account for less than two percent of drone deployments. This is surprising, given that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) find a wide variety of industrial applications, from surveillance to infrastructure inspection. Here Neil Bellinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, discusses the benefits of drone use in manufacturing.
Drones are far from being just fancy flying cameras. Their sophisticated technology allows them to obtain and record information where humans cannot, such as in dangerous environments and difficult to access areas. Although challenges have slowed the introduction of drones to manufacturers, such as a lack of consistent and clear regulation, this regulatory gap was…
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