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Re:Autonomous drone defeats human champions in racing first by throwaway2037 on Friday June 06, 2025 @01:24AM (#44198017)
How much does 20km of optic fibre weigh? Why don't these fibre strands suffer from the same physical limits as cabling used in suspension bridges? To be clear: I am not doubting that multi-kilometer optic fibre controlled drones do not exist. There are plenty of highly quality news sources and YouTube videos about them.
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Re:Autonomous drone defeats human champions in racing first by IshKebab on Friday June 06, 2025 @02:20AM (#44198265)
Presumably they are lying on the ground.
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Re:Autonomous drone defeats human champions in racing first by vbezhenar on Friday June 06, 2025 @09:26AM (#44200667)
https://www.wildberries.ru/catalog/423372174/detail.aspx

Weight: 2.2 kg Price: 78 000 ₽ ($1000)

Just to clarify, this 20km fibre spool is installed on the drone itself and unwinds automatically as drone flies.

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