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SRF - Switzerland, the land of drones, to present at CeBIT

14-03-2016 – The Cliché: drones are quadcopters and come from China. The reality: drones come in multiple shapes, and Switzerland is at the forefront in terms of drone development and production.

Two completely different drones are shown at CeBIT by researchers at ETH Zurich. One of them is Wingtra. Wingtra is a fast aircraft with a long range. And despite some features of quadcopters, Wingtra can take off and land vertically.

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