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Comment by stavros

1 day ago

Drones consume something like 100W to stay in the air (ballpark, of course), so they'd probably never charge if they had to hover.

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danielheath  21 hours ago

No, but if there were something convenient for them to grab and hang from, like a power transmission line…

jacquesm  1 day ago

More like 190W / Kg.

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