Creativity and Innovation in times of crisis
The outbreak of the COVID-19 disease has posed great challenges to the worldwide economy and people’s daily lives and will have far-reaching consequences beyond the spread of the disease. At the same time, crisis is also a strong driver of creativity and innovation. In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there have been reported attempts to utilize drone technology in different scenarios.
Some of the key use cases of drones in response to COVID-19 include:
1. Lab sample pick-up and delivery and transportation of medical supplies in order to reduce the transportation times and minimize the exposure to infection. The benefits that drones could offer in the context of COVID-19, are the speed of delivery, extended transportation network reach to the last mile, limited physical contact and reduced risk of transmission during the delivery.
2. Aerial spraying of public areas in order to disinfect potentially contaminated places.
3. Public space monitoring and guidance during lockdown and quarantine.
