In Nepal, garbage collectors from heaven

Their buzzing is rather associated with a disaster news: drone attacks are the daily bread of conflict zones which bloody our planet today. From kyiv to Gaza, drones have become synonymous with bombs rains, leaving a wake of chaos and death. However, like many inventions perfected for military purposes, these flying machines which draw their name from the English word meaning “false bumblebee” also experience much more positive uses for humanity.

In Nepal, on the slopes of Everest, two trapus drones, all deployed propellers, silently evacuate kilos of waste to the valley. In Kathmandu, they will be sorted and recycled. The Nepalese company Air Lift Technology has developed this innovative solution to clean the roof of the world, on the way to becoming a gigantic open -air discharge due to surcourism. Also used to transport mountain equipment and thus leave hands free to climbers in difficult passes, drones are loaded with trash cans for their return flight.

A solution much less costly in energy than a helicopter and much more efficient than an Sherpa: in ten minutes, a machine transports the same load as ten people in six hours! Their diligent ballet, funded by the local Nepalese authorities, could ultimately allow the Himalayan summits to regain their immaculate whiteness.

Nepalese experience is far from the only use of drones for environmental purposes. Other waste collects by air are testing at various points on the planet, not to mention the monitoring of threatened natural environments that these robotic insects argue

Drones also fly to the help of animals or even human beings in distress. The innumerable possibilities of this invention are only in their first developments and drones could well become vital allies in many situations, rather than limiting themselves to sowing destruction.