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Unmanned drones being tested for movie role

Updated 29 August 2012, 8:41 AEST

If you're in the New Zealand capital Wellington and you hear what sounds like a swarm of bees smile, because you may be on camera.

Unmanned drones being tested for movie role (Credit: ABC) 

The Civil Aviation Authority has given local company Sycamore Limited permission to fly unmanned aerial vehicles - or U-A-V's above the city.

Rather than their better known military cousins these pilotless drones are carrying movie cameras.

Presenter:Corinne Podger

Speaker:Ben Forman, filmmaker & CEO, Sycamore Limited

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