First there were drones, now comes Dronebox

Singapore

PERCHED on what looks like a miniature helipad marked with a four-blade propeller inside a circle, and set on an 80cm by 80cm by 120cm square box, is a sprightly drone, all primed for a mission. There are no humans (trained pilots or battery-replacing technicians) - only a self-navigating, self-charging "drone in a box" system for remote area operations known as Dronebox.

And it is about to revolutionise the global UAS (unmanned aerial systems) space, said its creator H3 Dynamics, a Singapore-based Internet of Things startup.