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Except for their use in military reconnaissance, unmanned aircraft have been seen mainly as expensive toys. But as technologies mature, Ned Stafford asks when drones are set to go commercial.

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Spy in the sky. Nature 445, 808–809 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/445808a

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