The facility will be built at Royal Holloway University in Egham, Surrey.
The facility will allow operators to test specialist electric drones in a "confined, safe space"Plans for the 895 sq-m site at Royal Holloway University have been approved by Runnymede Borough Council.high, will allow operators to develop and test specialist electric drones in a "confined, safe space, without disrupting residents or those on campus", the university said.
The Egham-based university says the site will enable flight training to assist with drone and robotic educational research trials. It said the facility would be part of a new Omnidrome Research and Innovation Centre at the university.The prefabricated hangar is expected to take approximately three weeks to build, with work expected to begin in spring this year.
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