Drones For Good has a $1 Million prize for Winner

It is no surprise that the word "drone" holds a negative connotation, but what has been done to change that? Nothing.

Until now, the United Arab Emirates(UAE) is looking to bring light to the positive usage of drones with its Drones For Good competition. The drone for good competition began in May of 2014 and called for any and all ideas that had potential to advance drone technology to provide real-world solutions to real problems. The entrants from all over the world were asked to be able to show a prototype that could evolve into a finished product with the next three years.

Some of the entries include drone delivery nets that could be used like mailboxes,  and even a proposal that would allow drones to fly over restoration zones and shoot biodegradable seedpods in the ground at strategic locations.  The video below shows another submission that hopes to use low flying drones to fly over the slums in Kenya to capture spatial data and better inform the development of these areas to reduce the poverty in the areas, thus reducing poverty in the area. 

There were a lot of entries, with great ideas, but only a handful made were chosen to be a finalist. All finalist are being flown to Dubai for a final presentation on February 6th and 7th, they will then provide a live demonstration with a panel judging them. The panel will be judging them on the importance of the service, the feasibility of the idea and the strength of the presentation. The winner that will not only be the first to win such an award but will also be awarded a one million (US) dollars.