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Ok, I'll bite, what is a 'fibre-optic' drone? (hexbear.net)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Is it literally just a drone with a wired connection to the controller? How does that even work? Doesn't that make for a very limited range?

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[–] 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

Spooling from the drone prevents movement restriction due to entanglement.

EDIT: also, the drone may not need to support the weight of the spool but it does have to pull the KMs long fiber optic line behind it.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Why not have a spool on both ends?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Split the difference, spool in the middle

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