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Drones Push Limits in DARPA Lift Challenge | Dayton News
DARPA’s Lift Challenge just ended in Dayton, testing drones under 55 pounds to haul 220 pounds over a punishing five-nautical-mile course—pushing the payload-to-weight ratio to an insane four-to-one. Teams from high schoolers to universities battled setbacks, crashes, and battery limits, but kept flying forward. While no one hit the mark, some got impressively close—like one drone that flew three miles before running out of juice. This isn’t just about prizes; it’s about breaking aviation’s heavy-lift bottleneck for disaster relief, supply delivery, and infrastructure inspection. The real…
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