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Drones can clean public buildings up to 150 metres in Libreville

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Map: Libreville, Gabon

Libreville Mayor Eugène Mba attended a demonstration of public-building cleaning drones by Drone Clean Building Service on 12 October 2026. The GTC20 and GTC30 can hover for more than 20 minutes and reach 100 and 150 metres respectively, according to the company.

Drones can clean the facades of public buildings in Libreville at heights of up to 150 metres. Mayor Eugène Mba attended a demonstration on Monday 12 October 2026 by Drone Clean Building Service (DCBS), which presents the technology as a way to improve the maintenance of administrative buildings and reduce technical constraints, Seneweb reports.

The GTC20 and GTC30 devices deliver water to surfaces through high-pressure spraying and can hover for more than 20 minutes. The GTC20 can reach 100 metres, while the GTC30 can climb to 150 metres, according to Seneweb.

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