slim_boy_fat
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I actually fly drones autonmously along gps flight paths occasionally as part of experimenting, well mostly I repair them after theyve crashed but thats just the practicality of things, and theres a massive gulf between plotting a flight path on google maps to do a route, and actually doing it only to find the drone blown off course by sudden winds into a tree or the like and spend a hour getting it back down.
Plus, the energy to lift and transport both the drone and payload, flying objects which should be transported on the ground seems inefficient to me at a basic power input level, and thats without people downing the drone for reasons of stealing the payload, the components of the drone, or the general annoyance at having the airspace over their house violated.
I think we may, when we get over hipster fed news items and breathless press releases see automated delivery on smaller parcels done by what could effectively be described as a cross between a drone, a rc car and a shopping trolley. In fact there's companies trialling this option already but getting nowhere near as much publicity too.
Plus, I'd like to see the drone that could cope with a 200kg pallet payload like arrived here today.
So silly? we'll see, I have my doubts.
Plus, the energy to lift and transport both the drone and payload, flying objects which should be transported on the ground seems inefficient to me at a basic power input level, and thats without people downing the drone for reasons of stealing the payload, the components of the drone, or the general annoyance at having the airspace over their house violated.
I think we may, when we get over hipster fed news items and breathless press releases see automated delivery on smaller parcels done by what could effectively be described as a cross between a drone, a rc car and a shopping trolley. In fact there's companies trialling this option already but getting nowhere near as much publicity too.
Plus, I'd like to see the drone that could cope with a 200kg pallet payload like arrived here today.
So silly? we'll see, I have my doubts.
That's more to do with the FA "owning" the content.
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Pigeons already do that I have found, and on the van as well.
colnerov
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I wouldn't mind so much but I don't want it any more than the pigeons do.
Perhaps it's a clever way to get the country to go green, we'll all plant loads of trees to get some privacy from the drones and then the environment will benefit.
It's the returns I would be worried about..Quote:
The government's getting together with the retail giant Amazon to start testing flying drones that can deliver parcels to your door.
Amazon's paying for the programme, which will look at the best way to allow hundreds of robotic aircraft to buzz around Britain's skies safely.
The company claims it'll eventually mean small parcels will arrive at your house within 30 minutes of ordering them online.Quote
I`m not sure what to think of this. I think that if I list all of the things that could (and probably will) go wrong it would sound very negative. But, we have to think positive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36887325
But they don't own the airspace....
the snooper
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what will deliver the mat
brightspark
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it might double up as a prayer matwhat will deliver the mat
Nope they don't. But if you ask them they own everything with a football in the vicinity.
