9. Smart Aircraft: Invasion of the Drones
What’s a smart aircraft? One that can practically fly by itself. It doesn’t have to be big, it doesn’t have to carry passengers, it just has to fly by itself. You know what we’re talking about here—in a word, drones.
Drone aircraft are all the rage today. We’re fighting wars with drones. Your local police force is monitoring your neighborhood with drones. And the pizza joint down the street would like to deliver your next pepperoni pie with a drone.
Drones, drones, and more drones. There’s a lot that these smart robotic aircraft can do once they take to the skies. Are you ready for the coming drone invasion? It’s part and parcel of the Internet of Things (IoT), as you’ll soon see.
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