Amazon drones, lol

[accord01]

http://www.amazon.com/b?node=8037720011



you've got to be kidding me.  amazon must be doing this for publicity.  that piece of crap can't possibly be the actual drone one day.

[Exdeus]

I love the idea.. if you had a world disaster 30 mins to fly medical eqipment and aid isnt a bad thing? whats that 500 people dont have food 30 mins later 500 drones with 500 burger kings.

as for shooting it down im sure it will have CCTV and tracking on it ect. If you want to stand and shoot it as it speeds past feel free but im not sure how far you would get the guy thats in the controll room will most likely report you before you can get a few blocks.  

[xDan]

I think they are just letting the world know they are serious, to encourage regulators and such to catch up, and to gauge public opinion.

I doubt they have anything that works in the real world yet, but also, they want it to all be legalised and accepted by the public before they put in the real hard work and risk of developing it.

[hilariousandco]

I cannot fathom how these will be a success or even logical. How much do they cost to run? Surely they're not cheaper than a conventional courier in the long-run? They carry one package per time and fly down into your garden and drop the package there and leave it. You wat? They'll start crashing into people and people will try to capture them or destroy them; it's just silly. I'd bet money this is just a publicity stunt.

[Mike Christ]

I think they're pretty neat, but I think it's going to take a lot of hardship and missing drones before they become a staple in modern delivery mechanisms.

[myrez]

ye seen these few weeks ago in youtube   looks cool, but just in 2015.

[qwertyGuy]

The model on the video doesnt look like able to deliver some bigger package. It could be used by post service to deliver mail letters though.

[hilariousandco]

The model on the video doesnt look like able to deliver some bigger package. It could be used by post service to deliver mail letters though.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2013/12/04/challenges-await-amazons-drone-deliveries/

"The drones have a range of ten miles and can carry products under five pounds, which covers about 86% of the online retailer’s inventory."

[QuestionAuthority]

What if there's a shitload of trees in your yard? Do they just bomb your house with the package?

Imagine a fleet of these things loaded with explosives and used by a foreign invader. "General did you order something from Amazon?" BOOM

In the future they should build one the size of a helicopter that can deliver generators and lawnmowers. lol

[kolesozw]

Can the drone airscrew do serious damage to human body when it hits you or it is just as harmless
as touching unproteced fan on my desk and stopping it this way

[qwertyuiopmnbvcxz]

What if there's a shitload of trees in your yard? Do they just bomb your house with the package?

How much for a hellfire?

[accord01]

here's a thought: grab it while it takes off and go for a flight like penguin from batman

[SaltySpitoon]

This is awesome. While I at first thought it would be hugely unefficent and expensive, if they are only talking about a 10 minute airtime, then that wouldn't be any more expensive than just using decent rechargable licad batteries to power the drones. It costs the same amount to ship a package 1 mile from your location as it does to ship it 800 across state lines, So I suppose they could technically be cost efficent.

As far as tampering goes, fire a camera and a gps on them, and impose a huge fine to anyone who tampers with them. Video evidence + GPS = even more profitable than had someone not tampered with them.

[mb300sd]

This is awesome. While I at first thought it would be hugely unefficent and expensive, if they are only talking about a 10 minute airtime, then that wouldn't be any more expensive than just using decent rechargable licad batteries to power the drones. It costs the same amount to ship a package 1 mile from your location as it does to ship it 800 across state lines, So I suppose they could technically be cost efficent.

As far as tampering goes, fire a camera and a gps on them, and impose a huge fine to anyone who tampers with them. Video evidence + GPS = even more profitable than had someone not tampered with them.

ski mask and gps jammwr, i want me a drone

[CoinGeneral]

As far as tampering goes, fire a camera and a gps on them, and impose a huge fine to anyone who tampers with them. Video evidence + GPS = even more profitable than had someone not tampered with them.

Then a person could just hide let's up in a tree behind leaves with a sniper rifle, wait until it passes by and the cameras are not pointing at the tree, then fire.

For GPS protection all the person would have to do is travel 10 miles from where he lives, and even further down for more protection, and shoot at some drones from there.

These things are very vulnerable.

[hilariousandco]

As far as tampering goes, fire a camera and a gps on them, and impose a huge fine to anyone who tampers with them. Video evidence + GPS = even more profitable than had someone not tampered with them.

These things are very vulnerable.

Very vulnerable. I'd try capture them just for the sport. It'd be like hunting.

[salsacz]

it wont be able to fly in many countries

[hilariousandco]

it wont be able to fly in many countries

Just Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria.

[xDan]

I look forward to the hunter-killer pirate drones.

Open source drone software + off the shelf model aircraft + some simple sensors = a disposable drone for hunting down Amazon and other drones.

the future's gonna be fun

[freakying99]

it wont be able to fly in many countries

Thats why changing laws is necessary. Future is in drones flying over our heads like crazy. Next step = flying cars, no roads necessary anymore !