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Drones are increasingly being utilized in civilian life for disaster relief and health care delivery, transitioning from their historical military applications.
Drones are increasingly being repurposed from military applications to civilian uses, including healthcare delivery.
nmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, have been in existence for nearly 2 centuries and were first used as a war strategy in 1849 when Austria sent ≈200 unmanned balloons loaded with explosives to attack Venice, Italy. 1 At the time, most of these balloons missed their targets due to a lack of precision and prevailing winds.With technological advancements, drones have since been used in multiple conflicts (including World Wars I and II), and nearly all modern warfare and counterinsurgency efforts incorporate drone technology.Increasingly, drones are also present in civilian life.Contemporary nonmilitary uses include disaster relief and health care delivery (eg, vaccines and medications) to inaccessible places, filmmaking, land surveying, and law enforcement.In 2022, Amazon Inc piloted Prime Air to fly packages via drones to customers in Cincinnati and San Bernadino.
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Paul S. Chan (2024) reported an editorial. Drones was evaluated. Drones are increasingly being utilized in civilian life for disaster relief and health care delivery, transitioning from their historical military applications.
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