Emergency deployment of a drone-based dehumidifier

A drone-based dehumidification system, comprising:

• an unmanned autonomous vehicle;
• a dehumidification device installed on the autonomous vehicle;
• a plurality of moisture detection sensors;
• an onboard computing system;
• and
• a robot arm with an end effector extending from a housing of the autonomous vehicle, the end effector comprising a spindle configured to tap and drill holes in walls.

A system for providing moisture-reduction services at a target location, the system comprising one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to:

• obtain, at a first time and via a first sensor of an autonomous vehicle navigating inside of a first building at the target location, first sensor data about a first portion of a first room in the first building;
• determine, at an onboard computing system for the autonomous vehicle and based on the first sensor data, that a first moisture content level for the first portion of the first building is greater than a first threshold level;
• cause, via the onboard computing system, a dehumidification device installed on the autonomous vehicle to perform a first dehumidification cycle directed at the first portion at least until the first moisture content level falls below the first threshold level;
• determine, at the onboard computing system, that the first moisture content level is above a second threshold level;
• and
• cause, via the onboard computing system, a robot effector arm to tap a hole into the first portion in order to increase airflow.