What are first responders really using drones for? | Drone World Episode 11

Welcome back to another episode of Drone World, the drone podcast by Coptrz! This week, your public safety and defence specialists Tom Best and Sam Denniff delve into how drones are being used to support our first-responders in the UK.

Sam reveals that over 75% of UK police and fire services are now using drone technology. Whether it’s large scale event management, assessing accident scenes or locating vulnerable missing persons, drones are becoming a vital tool!

But what does the future hold? We asked Sam:

“Beyond visual line of sight will be a big one, it’s already a thing but now the legislation is catching up with the tech. Another one to watch out for is swarm technology which is a bit of a buzzword at the moment, the two big buzzwords are AI and swarm tech, they both sound a bit scary but they’re both not necessarily what you think they are…”

So what are they?! Tune into this weeks episode of Drone World to find out!