NEW YORK — Since their first use in the form of hot air balloons in the mid-1800s, unmanned aerial vehicles have been used for security, photography, safety, and many other applications. Today, drones are significantly impacting the way businesses are conducted, from war reconnaissance and real estate marketing to film production and inventory tracking.

For example, General Motors uses drones to inspect facilities and safely monitor production lot inventory in two to three hours. A manual inspection on the ground can take 8 to 12 hours. These inspections can also be performed without a complete facility shutdown and without the risk of lifting personnel into the air or onto rails.

Additionally, on the military battlefield, drones are playing an increasingly important role in providing critical real-time intelligence and reconnaissance data that enable tactical superiority. Pre-mission mapping, target surveillance, and combat damage assessment are just a few of the advantages offered by drones on the battlefield without posing additional risks to human soldiers.

More and more industries are turning to the technology’s potential to speed up protocols, provide safer working conditions, and reduce disruption. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are 865,505 drones registered in the United States and 280,418 certified remote pilots registered in the United States to meet this growing demand.

Jeff Thompson, CEO of leading provider Red Cat Holdings, said: of drone-based products, services, and solutions.

Thompson recognizes that one of the latest innovations in drone technology is the ability to pilot drones from almost anywhere in the world using only an internet connection via a mobile phone in close proximity to the drone. Significant reduction in personnel and inspection times resulting from the ability to inspect infrastructure, equipment, structures, land and worksites using only drones and pilots located hundreds or thousands of miles away Significant efficiency gains are realized, even down to a significant reduction. .

another innovation? Possibility to operate 4 drones with one controller to provide actionable footage immediately. His four-drone ‘Swarm’ from Red Cat Holdings is the first example of a fully functional multi-drone system on the market. Red Cat’s 4-Ship product allows control of up to four Golden Eagle units from Red Cat subsidiary Teal, with additional linked controllers making it easy to hand off control from one pilot to another Become. This new product could provide continuous her 360-degree surveillance of a target facilitated by her one pilot controlling up to four drones. For more information or to pre-order, visit redcatholdings.com.

From traffic monitoring for municipalities to personal recreational use, drones are changing and improving lives. And thanks to advances in design, they are becoming better, faster, and more useful tools in more and more applications and industries.