I think this is a great way to deliver medicine from a pharmacy. Meds are generally not very heavy.
That was my thought watching these drones the other day. I could not think of anything else they could carry.
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I think this is a great way to deliver medicine from a pharmacy. Meds are generally not very heavy.
It won’t be long before a commercial pilot
is just some kid in his underwear sitting at a terminal in his parents basement.
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And that is just the boys with their hunting bows...Not to mention there are places in Mississippi where those drones will be target practice.
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Drones can fly over heavy traffic, they don't have to pay tolls and they can carry medicine, for example. I don't know what their weight limit is, but I'd guess it will improve over time.That's what they CAN do, but not necessarily what they WILL do.
Dropping a package on a small front porch like mine would definitely require a person guiding the drone. Google Maps knows where my house is, but not where the front door is. Even with someone looking through a camera, one small move would be the difference between a successful delivery, and crashing a drone into my door or a brick wall.
Besides, what is the point of drone delivery is you still have to pay a human to control the drone? And, what's the point in drone delivery if it can only carry a couple of pounds?
Technology is not always perfect. Look at how many times spell-check on computers has changed the entire meaning of a sentence because it thought you spelled something wrong.
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You know, with a bit more programming, drones probably could deliver to balconies. There could even be a small device that one put on the balcony that could broadcast a reply to a signal saying that the drone was bringing a package. Then the drone could home in on the device and drop the package on the balcony.You can't deliver to a flat (apartment/condo) no matter what the item is.
Drones can fly over heavy traffic, they don't have to pay tolls and they can carry medicine, for example. I don't know what their weight limit is, but I'd guess it will improve over time.
My husband's car has a sensor that knows when another car is too close and it slows the car down. I imagine a drone uses the same technology to prevent crashes.
I also imagine that if someone's front door is too difficult to find, the buyer could specify when ordering where it should leave a package.
I recently bought a nice, newer (but not new) car and it constantly beeps and warns me about things. The first time it took control (good thing, I was about to back into someone), I nearly crapped my pants.My husband's car has a sensor that knows when another car is too close and it slows the car down. I imagine a drone uses the same technology to prevent crashes.
I recently bought a nice, newer (but not new) car and it constantly beeps and warns me about things.
Technology is scarily super evolved.
I agree.I dislike machines/computers talking to me / beeping / dinging / buzzing . . .
my computer sound is off. because of spam, the phone default ring is "silence" - if I like you I'll assign a non-default ringtone in contacts . . .
driving down the road, sudden the car starts beeping to "warn" you - and while you're staring at the dashboard trying to figure out what the beeping is about - you crash into the thing the car was warning you about . . .
then, in future, may I suggest? Instead of looking at your dash, look outside for any dangers. None seen? then you can look at the dash.driving down the road, sudden the car starts beeping to "warn" you - and while you're staring at the dashboard trying to figure out what the beeping is about - you crash into the thing the car was warning you about . . .
I agree.
I don’t mind if the car does the driving or lets me do the driving but I really don’t like the idea of me and the car second guessing each other.