Patent ID: 7510142

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: (a) an aerial robot, the aerial robot comprising: (i) a first propeller for rotating in a first direction; (ii) a second propeller for rotating in a second direction opposite of the first direction; (iii) an observation device; (iv) at least one motor coupled to the first and second propeller that rotates the propellers; and (v) a low-voltage power supply interconnected with the at least one motor; a power supply; (b) a high-voltage power supply; and (c) a transmission line interconnecting the high-voltage power supply and the aerial robot; wherein the transmission line transmits power from the high-voltage power supply to the aerial robot and provides bi-directional communication to and from the aerial robot, wherein the low-voltage power supply transforms the power from the transmission line from a higher voltage to a lower voltage and provides the lower voltage to the at least one motor.