Day: January 2, 2025

Airborne Battery Swapper for Telecom Drones

Ericsson (the Swedish telecommunications giant) has applied for an interesting invention: a UAV that can swap batteries of other UAVs mid-flight. Why would Ericsson need an electric air refueling tanker? Because they want to provide telecommunication services using drones. Imagine being on a search and rescue mission in a vast expanse of nothing, and you need to check your Instagram. Ericsson’s drones can provide full mobile coverage, and stay aloft indefinitely. The invention mainly discloses […]