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Artificial intelligence-powered robots lifted by balloons to near the edge of the atmosphere have been gliding down back to Earth on parachutes taking high-resolution images of Arizona that could be used to determine insurance rates for homeowners in the Grand Canyon State.
Startup firm Near Space Labs has been using stratospheric balloons to lift their AI robots to altitudes as high as 40,000 feet, where they take high-resolution images. According to flight data, several of its balloons have been flying over the state, mostly over the Phoenix area…