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by tantalor 176 days ago
> Hybrid drones offer great potential in many industries due to their ability to operate in air and water.

"Hybrid" usually means a combination of features from two different things.

For instance, a car with electric & internal combustion engines.

But here they are using "hybrid" to mean a combination of capabilities. That's different than features.

Also, "hybrid done" already has a meaning:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drone

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Looks to me like it is a hybrid of an underwater drone thing and an aerial drone thing, and that you have a good opportunity to expand that wiki page to include the other meanings of the term.