Couldn't some hazard due to drone failures and crashes be mitigated by some retracting tether system? Perhaps even running the power/comms thru the tether as well.
Drone lost signal? tether pulls drone up and out of the way for safety. Accelerometer reading spikes due to an errant puck hitting drone? tether pulls in drone.
Having a hard line to a power supply would also facilitate hardening the craft against turning into shrapnel when hit by a puck and even carrying safety measures to prevent injury due to failures that bring it into the crowd (the weight of an airbag system).
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