Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 24
By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend:
AZDynamics will showcase its new unmanned hybrid vehicle (UHV) before late 2017, the Azerbaijani company told Trend April 24.
The UHV, which boasts increased autonomous flight duration, will be demonstrated at the 23rd Azerbaijan International Telecommunications and Information Technologies Exhibition and Conference BakuTel 2017 on December 5-8.
The new UHV has rechargeable batteries and an internal combustion engine, which increases the duration of its autonomous flight from 25 minutes to 2 hours.
AZDynamics said a mini underwater robot, to be built by late 2017, is another innovation to be demonstrated at BakuTel 2017.
The mini robot is capable of operating at a depth of 200 meters for eight hours, taking video underwater, carrying out rescue operations, inspecting underwater structures, etc.
Earlier, the company said the Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, as well as the state oil company SOCAR showed interest in the mini drone.
