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The Drone Economy

In actuality, it is more than drones, it is robotics.

Jennifer Grosman shared this article, Welcome to the Drone Economy. You might say the sky is the limit, but drone usage and robotics are going way beyond UAV aircraft. There are drones on wheels and drones in the water.

I did not realize there were already drones on rails, until I read this quote about their use in British Columbia, "Remote-controlled locomotives have long been used in switching yards." Sorry Dad, I guess you would be out of a job, but then if you were still alive, you'd be 96!

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.