Originally perceived to be just an April Fool leg-pull, it looks as though Amazon is set to invest in and further develop this side of their business...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30036128
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30036128
Mopar Bob said:Well, I think there will be a lot of people enhancing their drone parts inventory after every delivery. Oh jeez, the drone didn't return, I wonder what happened?
Mopar Bob said:I know you are right about the consequences, its just there are bound to be some people that see high jacking an unmanned 1 foot machine that landed in their front yard easier than stealing a delivery truck. Anyway, I still think all this Amazon stuff is still a pipe dream. Just this evening there were 2 separate reports on national news about drones intercepting jets at JFK. In another case one drone almost hit a jet at 3000 feet. All those idiots pulling off those stunts are not only going to hurt the hobby but it will also hurt any commercial use of drones. Anyway, that's just my opinion.
Then why can't you see beyond today's technology? The UAE is sponsoring a contest with a $1 Million dollar prize for the team that can design a safe and accurate drone delivery system. Here's a video of the winning entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aru-pIR_G3U#t=13Rich Z said:Got plenty of vision....
SteveMann said:Then why can't you see beyond today's technology? The UAE is sponsoring a contest with a $1 Million dollar prize for the team that can design a safe and accurate drone delivery system. Here's a video of the winning entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aru-pIR_G3U#t=13Rich Z said:Got plenty of vision....
ianwood said:Google's interest in drones is everything but delivery at this point. If you think delivery by drone is interesting, what Google is looking at is pretty amazing.
Mopar Bob said:SteveMann said:Then why can't you see beyond today's technology? The UAE is sponsoring a contest with a $1 Million dollar prize for the team that can design a safe and accurate drone delivery system. Here's a video of the winning entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aru-pIR_G3U#t=13Rich Z said:Got plenty of vision....
There are so many issues that would need be resolved that I don't see it in my life time. Battery life, safety issues, complaints over the constant humming of the drones. No way. Amazon will go broke trying to fix it and pay off the lawsuits. Besides, why not go all the way and use the Star Trek method: "beam me up scotty". I think that has a better chance of really working.