Programmable Delivery Drone technology

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Designed as a last resort in the delivery hierarchy - these drones will be likely to be costly to use. According to several reports, 30 minutes of your order being placed, your goods can sat on your lawn or driveway. With the drones having been shown to clock speeds of up to 60mph - and with no air traffic to dodge - drone deliveries are not only going to be more convenient, but often quicker than heading to the shops. It would be pretty cool not to have to face the delivery guy anymore, but have that little thing hovering in our laws - ladies and gentlemen - the future.

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So a model aircraft is flown and is less than 55 lbs - Wow

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@Bill All signs point to one conclusion: for now, you should select the drone delivery option only if you can tolerate an awfully long wait.

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@Sandford Especially for us living in the big city reduce road congestion, and even help cut emissions.

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@Marie Well, I feel bad for the drivers because they might get replaced

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@briley98754 Google?s company tested their drones in our area. Maybe, our location is hard to get through, that?s why they tested their drones on us.

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Because Big brother is too big and has too much control over people?s lives.

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drones don't scale: they can't fly that far

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the idea of using drones to track goods in UPS facilities is just experimental at this point of time

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@creid5 current technology needs improvement before the package delivery giant is willing to debut big initiatives

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The future of delivery isn't drones. It's robots. And it's coming soon to a door near you!

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@Nikola Do you want drones to land in a backyard with your dog?

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Seriously. I always figured if I found a drone around my house, I'd just think, "Sweet, free shit!"

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@ewilliamson9 then you must be a genius

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Drone delivery could work in niche situations where safety isn?t a concern, we live in the suburbs man! The drone could get into anyone?s house, bro. Ain?t good.

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@eelliotta what kind of niche?

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@eelliotta 2 guys flying around in a heli see a kid get his model plane stuck in a tree. So they fly right above the treetop and pull it out of the tree to return it!

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@sfrazierp Where did you see that?

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@eelliotta They can avoid traffic congestion and traffic lights, and safely reduce the delivery time and distance by travelling directly to customers? homes.

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Asians--beating us in every level

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@sfrazierp not to mention better, more autonomous technology that is certified by the aviation authorities.

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@sfrazierp that?s too cheap for a drone

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@lschmidtq I plan on picking one up after christmas.

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@sfrazierp Anyone have experience with a drone?

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I don?t like it when an aircraft does when it arrives at your home.

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I recently got the U818 for around $100, and I'm really enjoying it. It can do some simple tricks, nothing crazy though, but the flight time is only around 7 minutes.

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