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Don't shoot! That drone overhead probably isn't invading your privacy

  • Written by Stephen Rice, Associate Professor of Human Factors, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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The first commercial medical drones are taking flight in the U.S., delivering blood samples and other medical specimens from a clinic to a lab in North Carolina. Right now, they’re just on one hospital campus and not flying over private homes or businesses. But that’s coming soon.

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