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\nA rescue drone designed to save lives, one of a family under development by an ESA-based start-up in the Netherlands.\n<\/p>\n
\nInspired by the refugee crisis, the Avy<\/a> company has been working on robust, long-duration drones capable of detecting people in distress and, if necessary, dropping life jackets, life buoys, food and medicine.\n<\/p>\n \nThe company was selected from more than a thousand entries as a finalist in the international Drones for Good<\/a> competition in Dubai.\n<\/p>\n \nThe company is currently based at ESA\u2019s Business Incubation Centre in Noordwijk<\/a>, receiving technical and business advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \nA rescue drone designed to save lives, one of a family under development by an ESA-based start-up in the Netherlands.\n<\/p>\n \nInspired by the refugee crisis, the Avy<\/a> company has been working on robust, long-duration drones capable of detecting people in distress and, if necessary, dropping life jackets, life buoys, food and medicine.\n<\/p>\n \nThe company was selected from more than a thousand entries as a finalist in the international Drones for Good<\/a> competition in Dubai.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n