What are drones used for?


As the name suggests, a drone is an aircraft that flies without a pilot. But don’t underestimate drones—many people don’t fully understand what they’re for. In fact, the applications of drones are constantly evolving alongside technological advances and changing lifestyles. You may not have realized it yet, but drones have already become deeply embedded in our daily lives. For example, aerial wedding photography has virtually become a standard offering for wedding planning companies, with drone pilots often earning more than RMB 10,000 per month. If you’re skeptical, take a look at the many ways drones are being used today!


1. Image Capture

Using drones for aerial photography is now a fairly common application. For example, in last year’s report on Beijing’s “most egregious illegal construction,” a certain media outlet deployed a drone to fly directly into the sky, capturing a wealth of exclusive photos and videos of the structure with no blind spots.

Meanwhile, a newlywed couple in the United States used a quadcopter drone to capture the beautiful moments of their wedding day. Even more remarkably, someone piloted a drone over Apple’s yet-to-be-completed new headquarters and filmed a spectacular video using a GoPro camera.


2. Drone Delivery

According to videos posted on YouTube by Jeff Bezos and Amazon, the company envisions its drone delivery system using GPS navigation to fly directly to customers’ doorsteps to deliver books, groceries, and other small items.


3. Post-Disaster Search and Rescue

In disaster relief, drones have a wide range of applications. They can enter hazardous areas—such as post-earthquake zones or areas contaminated by nuclear radiation—to locate survivors, thereby performing dangerous tasks that would be too risky for humans. Following avalanches and earthquakes, such search-and-rescue drone systems prove especially valuable.


4. Highway Monitoring

Across the United States, roughly 4 million miles of highways crisscross the landscape. The Federal Highway Administration has allocated $75,000 to fund research on drone-based inspection of roads and bridges, laser mapping, and automated incident detection and response.

The points outlined above represent the most common applications of drones; however, their scope of use extends far beyond these, encompassing such areas as providing internet services, environmental monitoring, creating romantic experiences, and power-line inspection, among others. In the years to come, drones are poised for rapid growth and widespread adoption.

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