EPISODE · Oct 8, 2020 · 24 MIN
In-flight wireless drone charging: how GET is making the drone economy real
from TechFirst with John Koetsier · host John Koetsier
Drone deliveries won’t be common until we figure out distributed charging. But maybe … we already have ... In this episode of TechFirst, we chat with Leonid Plekhanov from Global Energy Transmission (GET). GET has a last-mile in-air fast charging solution for drones (and another for undersea drones). Amazon’s been touting drone delivery for years. And this summer, Domino’s delivered a pizza to a customer on the beach via drone. But really, no-one's doing this at scale. With the ability to charge your drones wherever they go, the much-needed last-mile solution might now be here. Full transcript will be here: https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/ Forbes story will be here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/
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Drone deliveries won’t be common until we figure out distributed charging. But maybe … we already have ... In this episode of TechFirst, we chat with Leonid Plekhanov from Global Energy Transmission (GET). GET has a last-mile in-air fast charging solution for drones (and another for undersea drones). Amazon’s been touting drone delivery for years. And this summer, Domino’s delivered a pizza to a customer on the beach via drone. But really, no-one's doing this at scale. With the ability to charge your drones wherever they go, the much-needed last-mile solution might now be here. Full transcript will be here: https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/ Forbes story will be here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/
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