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nradov
on Oct 22, 2018
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UBeam CEO Meredith Perry steps aside amidst B2B pi...
Sure it's
possible
. It's just not efficient, practical, reliable, or safe (at high power levels).
2_listerine_pls
on Oct 22, 2018
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Might not be very efficient but it's practical if you need a 24/7 flying drone.
nradov
on Oct 22, 2018
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Tethered aerostats or solar power are better solutions than beamed power if you need something flying for a long time.
tzs
on Oct 22, 2018
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Airbus has a patent on that:
https://patents.google.com/patent/FR3012923A1/en
TeMPOraL
on Oct 22, 2018
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Jesus, how come such things can be patentable?
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