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marmar

(77,081 posts) Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:23 AM Dec 2013

It's an 'i, Robot' kinda world

Amazon is experimenting with drones that will deliver packages within 30 minutes. CEO Jeff Bezos made the announcement in a "60 Minutes" interview Sunday night with Charlie Rose.

Bezos expects the drones to be fully autonomous and in operation within four or five years. He said there are numerous tests and regulations to deal with in the meantime. Amazon calls the drone delivery service Prime Air. No humans are involved. The small plastic package containing your items are loaded underneath a drone, which Amazon calls an octocopter, and automatically flown to your house.

CBS teased the "60 Minutes" segment repeatedly during football games Sunday, with Bezos saying he had a "big surprise" to share with everyone.

Here's a video of the Amazon drones in action:

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It's an 'i, Robot' kinda world (Original Post) marmar Dec 2013 OP

Hahaha!! thats awesome!! darkangel218 Dec 2013 #1

du rec. xchrom Dec 2013 #2

As long as they're small items and the drone moves slowly, this looks pretty cool. randome Dec 2013 #3

Oh, that will go over well, the first time the package is delivered to the wrong place. RC Dec 2013 #4

or loses it's grip and drops something from the sky. nt Javaman Dec 2013 #6

Do they send another bot to reclaim the nice plastic box? NV Whino Dec 2013 #5

Are smartphones causing a bonking crisis? Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #7

Those little quadcopters are going to be *everywhere*. Marr Dec 2013 #8

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

1. Hahaha!! thats awesome!!

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:26 AM

Dec 2013

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

2. du rec.

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:33 AM

Dec 2013

randome

(34,845 posts)

3. As long as they're small items and the drone moves slowly, this looks pretty cool.

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:36 AM

Dec 2013

There will be pranksters, however, who want to bring one down.
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RC

(25,592 posts)

4. Oh, that will go over well, the first time the package is delivered to the wrong place.

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:48 AM

Dec 2013

And it will happen. Swat teams, bomb squads... A fun time for all.

Or a drone is captured and reprogrammed and delivers an incendiary device somewhere. Or worse yet, hard drugs, like you know, Marijuana. Just wait till those delivery boxes become common place and people don't pay attention to them anymore.
I can see the ape shit responses now. You think leaving your lunch, in a brown paper bag, on the park bench or post somewhere is over the top, just you wait.