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May 01, 2020 | Tom Ballard

Charlotte company repurposes its drones to help with COVID-19

If exterior opportunities dry up, maybe there’s something to do in the inside of a building.

That played into the thinking behind a pivot for a Charlotte-based start-up that was founded to use drones connected to power-pressure washers for safer cleaning of building exteriors. Now, as a result of COVID-19, Lucid Drones has repurposed its devices and is now focused on dispensing a solution that breaks down contagions on surfaces we come into contact with regularly, including fabrics and closed-container foods.

Read more about the pivot here.


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