T-Frend

In December, 2017 in Japan provided T-Frend service using the drone which will help to solve a problem of hours-long processings of employees, relevant for the country.

The flying-up drone will not allow to die of processings

Japan is the country of workaholics where for death from processing there is a special term — crucians. Overfatigue at work provokes mental disorders, leads to suicides and early death, notes RT.com.^[1]

So, in 2013 in Japan the journalist of the national broadcasting company NHK Miwa Sado died of heart failure at the age of 31 year. The investigation found that in a month preceding death the journalist had only two days off, and all it saved up 159 overtime. By data the Kyodo agency, in October, 2017 the NHK agency officially recognized Miwa Sado cause of death overfatigue because of overtime work.^[2]

Not to allow similar in the future, Taisei construction company in partnership with the producer of Blue Innovations drones and NTT East provider developed the T-Frend unmanned aerial vehicle and service on its basis.

The drone is capable "patrol" office space

As envisioned by creators, the drone should "patrol" office space and banish zaderzhavayushchikhsya employees home. Equipped with the camera, sensors and autonomous system of the navigation which is not based on GPS, the drone will fly up to workers at the end of the day and to loudly lose a tune, reminding that it is time to go home. Flights of the drone can be programmed in advance. Having made flight, office UAV will automatically return to the place of start.

Also the drone will be able to perform security function. Video which is finished shooting during flights remains on the built-in SD memory card and also will be available in real time through the cloud storage. Developers are going to improve a system and to add with its sensing technology of persons using which the drone will be able to learn about emergence at office of strangers.

The T-Frend service will be available in Japan since April, 2018. Its cost will be about 500 thousand yens ($4400) a month, New Atlas reports.^[3]

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