Table 3.
IoT-enabled/linked drone devices during COVID-19
| Model | Type | Capability | Examples | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [42, 100] | Thermal imaging drone | ∙ Temperature capturing in a crowd | Pandemic Drone | I |
| ∙ Fewer human interactions | ||||
| [100, 101] | Disinfectant drone | ∙ Sterilizing contaminated areas | DJI | II |
| ∙ Preventing health workers from being infected | ||||
| ∙ Fewer human interactions | ||||
| [102–104] | Medical/delivery drone | ∙ Reducing hospital visits | Delivery Drone Canada | II, III |
| ∙ Increasing accessibility to treatments | ||||
| [46, 105] | Surveillance drone | ∙ Crowd social distancing monitoring | MicroMultiCopter | III |
| Cyient | ||||
| [100, 106] | Announcement drone | ∙ Broadcasting information about COVID-19 | Broadcasting drone in Spain and Kuwait | III |
| [47] | Multipurpose drone | ∙ Temperature capturing | Corona Combat | I, II, III |
| ∙ Disinfecting areas | ||||
| ∙ Crowd monitoring | ||||
| ∙ Broadcasting information |