marc32137 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was just on 60 Minutes to unveil Amazon Prime Air- its new delivery system that uses drones. They expect to start using them as early as 2015.http://www.amazon.com/b?ref_=tsm_1_tw_s_amzn_mx3eqp&node=8037720011 Holy. Crap. alogical 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 what would stop someone from shooting one down and stealing the package? noalarmplanet and thedillon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Entitled & arrogant record nerds will still bitch & moan that their precious record orders are taking too long to receive. batman, agaetisbyrjun, bathroommonkey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 the octocopter dropped my package and dinged a corner... codeine, agaetisbyrjun and bathroommonkey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbruise Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I was just watching this. Crazy. bathroommonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emo Revival Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Holy shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Maaaaan!!! My precious Brand New record is all warped cuz the octocopter flew too close to the sun! I want a refund. WastedL1ght, batman and bathroommonkey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFxpunkguy Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I'm sure shipping will be $75 for that option. And that's IF the FAA would approve it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 is that a real possible thing? I guess it would only be for certain items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castaway Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I watched this too. Amazon will undoubtedly take over the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 If my gun safe doesn't get here in less than 30 minutes I'm demanding a refund! batman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Shipping has been prime (no pun intended) for a huge makeover and technological innovation. I've been guessing that drone technology would be that next step. Excited to see where this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgato48 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 If it's not real they're trying to make it seem as real as possible. http://www.amazon.com/l/ref=mh_rd_l?node=8037720011&device=desktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 If it's not real they're trying to make it seem as real as possible. http://www.amazon.com/l/ref=mh_rd_l?node=8037720011&device=desktop It's going to happen. That time frame seems rather optimistic, but in 5 years, I definitely see it happening. This and 3D printing are going to be the next huge steps in how consumers receive products. You either download it and print it at home or get dropped on your doorstep in a matter of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 there is no way that puiny ass thing will make it in this midwest winter. codeine and thedillon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedeni Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 It's only supposed to deliver packages something like 5 miles away from one of their distribution centers so it sounds like a neat idea for small packages. Would certainly help with pollution from the trucks but so would having people with bicycles delivering within 5 miles of their distribution centers. codeine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 This is so freaking cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 geez first people can't read and now they can't watch. i watched the actual 60 minutes article. 10 mile radius of the "hub" 5 pound limit (most of the stuff they sell is 5 pounds or less) get your stuff as fast as 30 minutes not any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I can't imagine using this regularly, but I know I'd use it once just to try it out. I was pretty excited when Amazon started doing the drop boxes at 7-11 and other places around the city, until I realized that it still takes regular shipping time to get them to the drop box. No idea why I wouldn't just have it delivered to my house at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3arl Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 geez first people can't read and now they can't watch. i watched the actual 60 minutes article. 10 mile radius of the "hub" 5 pound limit (most of the stuff they sell is 5 pounds or less) get your stuff as fast as 30 minutes not any time soon. Obviously it's going to start very limited. But they're not going to invest this much time and money to just deliver small packages to places close to them. It will obviously take lots of time to go full scale and expand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Obviously it's going to start very limited. But they're not going to invest this much time and money to just deliver small packages to places close to them. It will obviously take lots of time to go full scale and expand. an amazon hub near the top twenty major cites would put them near many many people. it would also put the within 10 miles of a bunch of us. a bunch of us is more than we think. i'm in atlanta, if you put an Amazon hub near Buckhead, a 10 mile radius would pretty much give you the bulk of Amazon customers in the greater ATL area. i'm pretty sure most dildos and vibrators are less than five pounds, so the drone could drop it off quick like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I caught this on 60 Minutes tonight, it's pretty insane/amazing. Amazon's entire operation is quite fascinating to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I've been working with multi rotors for about 8 months in the context of aerial video. Obviously the ones I work with are remote controlled rather than autonomous, so there's the added factor of user error, but these things are pretty serious. Amazon's going to need to get some military-grade software to make sure these things don't get into some big trouble. Trees, buildings, power lines, birds, douchebags throwing/shooting stuff, battery failure, component failure. Then you get into the landing issues and you have to deal with a lot of other stuff, but most notably the fact that so many people are going to be dumbasses and try to approach the craft while it's landing. I think the idea is nice in theory, but it's got so many aspects that can go horribly wrong.Honestly, as much as I love Amazon and the innovation they pioneer, I've really been hoping multi rotors would stay on the down low. This move by Amazon is going to increase the stakes on the upcoming FAA decision, and it could cause a lot of trouble. Plus a lot of people are very ignorant about "drones" (if I could erase that word from common usage, I would) and this may cause even more backlash. But I guess we'll just find out. codeine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 the 60 minutes thing said it was FAR OFF. the world we live in today is not the world we live in five year. also eat your raisins before they turn into grapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I was watching this last night. Amazon is really fascinating to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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