Drones help China safeguard human rights via disaster response, safer jobs
China DailyBEIJING, -- After a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Southwest China's Xizang earlier this month, two categories of drones were among the first "rescuers" to arrive at the epicenter. "In the past, when emergencies like earthquakes and landslides occurred, we power company workers needed to set up lighting to facilitate nighttime rescue operations, which required arranging wires, erecting poles and hanging emergency lights. The UAV has made a name for itself in serving China's earthquake rescue efforts since the devastating Wenchuan earthquake of 2008, when drones sent back precious images of quake-hit areas. The takeoff of China's low-altitude economy has also endowed drones with more powerful AI algorithms and a wider range of supportive devices -- enabling them to perform tasks including dropping fire-extinguishing bombs and tossing life buoys to people in danger of drowning, Li added.
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