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.



