{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_6ha5dpkclvtbr3oh37wa","title":"How the MBTA is using drones to assist with inspections","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/how-the-mbta-is-using-drones-to-assist-with-inspections-6ha5dpkclv","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_6ha5dpkclvtbr3oh37wa","seq":1060827,"kind":"article","title":"How the MBTA is using drones to assist with inspections","url":"https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/how-the-mbta-is-using-drones-to-assist-with-inspections/4023840","summary":"Drones are used for pretty much everything these days, and now, the MBTA is using them to help inspect its bridges, tunnels and tracks. “It’s very helpful, because you can get the 3D model, so you can figure out where an issue may be,” said Eric DeLuca, a lead engineer with the MBTA. It only takes about eight minutes to do a complete scan of two of the piers on the Anderson Bridge in Quincy, Massachusetts. That’s about 376 images to get that scan. This a job that would…","published":"2026-10-01T05:37:24Z","seen":"2026-10-01T05:37:24Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nbcboston-com-3950e3","name":"nbcboston.com","domain":"nbcboston.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7957979","name":"WBTS-CD","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-nbcboston-com-3950e3","topics":["vermont","post"],"authors":["Jeff Saperstone"],"entities":[{"id":"Q171985","name":"Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority","type":"org"}],"image":"https://media.nbcboston.com/2026/10/MBTA-drone-093026.jpg?fit=1920,1080&quality=85&strip=all","mentions":2,"story":"st_6ha5dpkclvtbr3oh37wa","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.3100000023841858,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.009999999776482582,"political":0.5}]}