I know this is off topic but look at this!
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Amazon's Octocopter drones are 'ready for deliveries'
Imagine ordering something online, then half an hour later, it's dropped off for you by a mini-drone.
It might sound like science fiction, but online retailer
Amazon said it's currently testing out the delivery method, and hopes to
bring it to its customers in the next five years.
Amazon says the 'Octocopter' drones could deliver items to customers within 30 minutes of them placing an order.
But US and European law doesn't yet allow drones to be used this way.
In America it's expected that laws will be introduced in 2015, while much of Europe is to get new laws covering drones in 2016.
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said in an
interview on American TV that the company is ready to roll out its drone
delivery system, known as Prime Air, as soon as those laws are in
place.
Will they be safe?
However, some UAV experts (Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles) say more needs to be done to make sure the drones are
safe before laws can be passed.
Dr Darren Ansell, a UAV expert from
the University of Central Lancashire said: "The UAVs do not currently
have the awareness of their environment to be able to avoid flying into
people.
"To deliver goods to people's homes
for example in residential areas, the UAVs must overfly densely
populated towns and cities, something that today's regulations prevent.
"Other things to consider are
security of the goods during the transit. With no one to guard them the
aircraft and package could be captured and stolen," he said.
An Australian firm called Zookal,
that delivers textbooks for rent, announced earlier this year that it
would start using drones to make deliveries from 2015 if approved by
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
Australian law already allows businesses to use unmanned aircraft.
Thank-you BBC Newsround for the article- Newsround is the best TV News channel go Britain!!!!
Absouloutly awesome! If this was made real it would change the way stuff is delivered forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I found a video of it in action just follow the link:
What do you think? Would this encourage you to buy more stuff from Amazon? Comment!!
Cubscout9
Are you getting paid to post that? XDD
ReplyDeleteI think it's weird O.O
Besides, what if you lived in (for e.g.) France? Then it would take like hours...
No! I am not being payed I just think it is cool and interesting! Yes it would probably take ages like the nearest Amazon place to me is half way across my country! They might make some new Amazon places though!
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