Amazon Drones

MayDay10
MayDay10 Posts: 11,890
edited December 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
just saw it revealed on 60 minutes.

still a few years off...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-unve ... -by-drone/




Then Bezos played a Prime Air demo video for the 60 Minutes team that showed how his octocopters will pick up packages in small yellow buckets at Amazon’s fulfillment centers and whiz through the air to deliver items to individual customers 30 minutes after they hit the “buy” button online at Amazon.com.
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  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    cool shit. Good episode tonight with the capital dome and free diving story
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,890
    I just watched the Amazon segment. that was great. Love Amazon.
  • jlaustin
    jlaustin Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,355
    When will the 10 c get one of these? :lol:

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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,086
    Looks great in a criminal free world, but all it will take is a gun and good aim to get a free package to sell on Ebay if these become popular.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    how would that work for someone who lives in an apartment?
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,767
    The Juggler wrote:
    how would that work for someone who lives in an apartment?

    That was my thought
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,022
    And what happens when one of those propellers cuts someone?

    Cool idea, but I don't see this happening within 5 years like hoped.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    And what happens when one of those propellers cuts someone?

    Cool idea, but I don't see this happening within 5 years like hoped.


    yeah this is way beyond 5 years, if ever.
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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    so Amazon is going to be launching strikes? How much will that cost? Maybe free 'delivery' with Amazon Prime? :think:
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,065
    The Juggler wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    And what happens when one of those propellers cuts someone?

    Cool idea, but I don't see this happening within 5 years like hoped.


    yeah this is way beyond 5 years, if ever.

    How do you know?

    I mean, I am skeptical about it and there are obvious questions like the one you raised about apartments. It would also be interesting to see how they deal with urban areas in general and how they go about not decapitating anyone. There are a shit load of questions that need to be answered but I think it is pretty fucking cool. I also don't think that Jeff Bezos would be spending his time talking about and working on something that he doesn't think will happen. That's what engineers are for. 10 years ago would you have thought that Google would have a picture of basically every street/house in the country?

    I love these kinds of stories. There are a lot of really smart people coming up with a lot of really awesome ideas. Well over 99.99% of them will never work, but there are a shit load of companies coming up with some really innovative things that can change the world. I think that's awesome.
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    This doesn't even seem like a good idea....just kinda pointless....
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,065
    thefixer9 wrote:
    This doesn't even seem like a good idea....just kinda pointless....

    I mean, yeah, why have electric drones deliver things when you can pay UPS to deliver it in trucks that get 4 miles to a gallon?
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    This doesn't even seem like a good idea....just kinda pointless....

    I mean, yeah, why have electric drones deliver things when you can pay UPS to deliver it in trucks that get 4 miles to a gallon?

    There just seems to be way too many issues for it to even work.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,065
    thefixer9 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    This doesn't even seem like a good idea....just kinda pointless....

    I mean, yeah, why have electric drones deliver things when you can pay UPS to deliver it in trucks that get 4 miles to a gallon?

    There just seems to be way too many issues for it to even work.

    I bet people said the same thing about Amazon.com 15 years ago. Now Jeff Bezos is worth $25 billion.
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    I'll believe Amazon Drones when pigs fly....but I guess by then Amazon Drones will be carrying pigs...
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    I can't wait to order a hat so the drone can drop it right on my head.
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  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    JK_Livin wrote:
    I can't wait to order a hat so the drone can drop it right on my head.

    :lol:
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,065
    What would you have said 5 years ago if Google said they would have a car in 5 years that can drive itself?
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    What would you have said 5 years ago if Google said they would have a car in 5 years that can drive itself?

    I'll believe it when my phone talks to me... :lol::o:lol:
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,022
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    What would you have said 5 years ago if Google said they would have a car in 5 years that can drive itself?

    There's a big difference between creating something that is used only in experiments and something having the ability to achieve mass appeal.
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