Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones

2018-01-07 Thread Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers 

Ken,


Note that I said "future".  Think miniaturization!   LiDARs already 
exist that can be carried by a walking caver.  Who knows what will be 
possible a couple of decades from now?



Lee


On 1/7/2018 6:28 PM, Ken Harrington wrote:
Lee, It would take very large passages as the laser beam that powers 
them would come from an aircraft flying above them.

Ken

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If these can carry LiDAR, will it be the future of cave exploration? :-)

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/01/pentagon-seeks-laser-powered-bat-drones/144964/

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Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones

2018-01-07 Thread Ken Harrington via Texascavers 
Lee, It would take very large passages as the laser beam that powers them would 
come from an aircraft flying above them.
Ken

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Subject: [SWR CAVERS] Pentagon Seeks Laser-Powered Bat Drones

If these can carry LiDAR, will it be the future of cave exploration? :-)

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/01/pentagon-seeks-laser-powered-bat-drones/144964/

Lee Skinner

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