By George Day • Published: 22 Apr 2020 • 11:25
A US company Dragonfly has fitted a drone with sensors so it can be used by police to measure people’s temperature from the sky and monitor social distancing.
The adapted drone will also monitor their heart rate and breathing rate from up to 32ft away and can also see when someone coughs or sneezes.
Test flights have been carried out in Westport, Connecticut.
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