Police drones, military drones and even defibrillator-equipped medical emergency drones are beginning to take to the skies. But in the case of a disaster like a forest fire or an oil spill, one drone just won't cut it.

Mother Hen is a jet-propelled drone that features a delta-wing style body capable of theoretically carrying three "friendly chicks" upon its back. The chicks themselves are flying saucer-esque quadrotors that are meant to do the lion's share of the grunt work at a disaster site. Mother Hen just gets them there and provides a home base for them to return to.