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Podcast: Unmanned emergency drones

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Carolyn Haese

Dr Ken Clarke from the University of Adelaide’s Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility (URAF) discussed opportunities and limitations of unmanned emergency drones with Angus Randall on Radio Adelaide.

Alongside Associate Professor Lian Pin Koh, who serves as Director of the URAF and founder of ConservationDrones.org, the team are looking at a range of agricultural, conservation and health service applications of drones.

Listen to the full interview.

View the URAF website for more information.

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