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‘Hunter drone’ that flies at night could be used to find gemstone deposits

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 03, 2020 | 6:35 am Education Exploration Asia Diamond 

Researchers at The University of Hong Kong co-developed an autonomous 'hunter drone' that seeks out targets at night using a scanning laser. The mechanism could effectively be used to find new mineral deposits. In a paper published in the journal...

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