Fourth Industrial Revolution

Could autonomous drones be the future of search and rescue missions?

An aerial view shows houses flooded

Drones can help search for people during disasters. Image: REUTERS/Sigit Pamun

Vijayan Asari
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, , University of Dayton
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Fourth Industrial Revolution is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Fourth Industrial Revolution

a chart showing the number of natural diasters since 1980
Are natural diasters becoming more common? Image: Statista
Have you read?

Discover

How has the World Economic Forum helped initiate a more effective response to natural disasters and humanitarian crises?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Fourth Industrial RevolutionDigital CommunicationsEmerging Technologies
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

Foreign direct investment in the era of new industrial revolution

Necmettin Kaymaz and Aytug Goksu

June 2, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum