High-Tech Drones to Float Above Boston Marathon Start

A pair of high-tech drones will hover above the Boston Marathon starting line when the annual event takes place later this month.

Four years after the terrorist bombing that resulted in three deaths and more than 250 injuries at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, authorities continue to beef up security. On April 17, police will have two drones tethered to the ground floating above the race start in Hopkinton, Mass. to keep an eye on things.

The drones, according to the Boston Herald, were developed by CyPhy Works in nearby Danvers, Mass. Called Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) drones, they are attached to the ground by thin tethers and have cameras with powerful zoom lenses and can see via electro-optical and infrared.

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