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Blue Innovation attracted a lot of international attention last year when they announced the T-Friend done system.

This dystopian drone flies around offices after hours reminding staff not to work overtime, and taking pictures of those who violate overtime policy so that management can be alerted.

We’ll talk about this particular done, of course, but Blue Innovation’s technology is much broader and is making an impact an many more important, if perhaps less visible, areas. Founder and CEO Takayuki Kumada explains the early days of the company and why they decided to pivot into drones in the first place.