Firefighting drones head to Aspen—can they suppress a blaze before humans arrive?

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/firefighting-drones-head-to-aspen-can-they-suppress-a-blaze-before-humans-arrive/

Seneca’s drones carry foam, fly at night, and don’t need an on-site pilot.

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redditmademedoit@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Oh… that kind of firefighting.

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reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
These care “foam supressant”. Makes me wonder if they will spew more PFAS everywhere.

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