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Johannes Werner interview: HORYZN red drone flying

A scientist’s opinion: interview with Johannes Werner on drones for medical services

Interview with Johannes Werner, management and technology student at the Technical University of Munich in Germany, and business lead on the HORYZN initiative. How important are drones for medical services such as transporting defibrillators? Johannes Werner: We saw the chance to improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by bringing defibrillators faster to the scene using ...

Davide Scaramuzza interview: HORYZN red drone flying

A scientist’s opinion: interview with Prof. Davide Scaramuzza on autonomous drones

Interview with Professor Davide Scaramuzza is the director of the Robotics and Perception Group at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, and leader of the EU-funded AGILEFLIGHT project. How good do you think uncrewed aerial vehicle [UAV] systems are at the moment? Prof. Davide Scaramuzza: Human pilots can navigate drones fast, but autonomous drones often ...

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Drones to the rescue: how autonomous flying vehicles can save lives

Drones are already being used to save lives in medical and other emergencies. Now the aim is to make them more autonomous and efficient, helping them make the difference with less control from people.