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Probably not anytime soon. The technology is there but it's going to be almost impossible to clear the legal hurdles. Currently you can fly these things as a ho
by Devilboy 16y ago
Probably not anytime soon. The technology is there but it's going to be almost impossible to clear the legal hurdles. Currently you can fly these things as a hobby but you have to be within visual range at all times and there's all sorts of problems when flying near people or buildings. We can't even get robotic vehicles on the roads yet, it's going to be a long time before we see them flying though our suburbs.
- netcan 16y agoA robotic car is big and heavy. A robotic pizza delivery blimp might be relatively harmless even if it falls on your head, especially if it stays just above pizza snatching height.
- Devilboy 16y agoWhy is a robotic car big and heavy? Surely you'll be delivering pizza via Segway-bots long before you use stuff that flies through the air!
- rsheridan6 16y agoI wouldn't want to get hit by a Segway bot, or have it cause wrecks in traffic if its AI wasn't near-perfect. But a pizza-box sized bot that stuck to sidewalks could work. A car could just run over it without harm (except to the bot).
- netcan 16y agoSegway pizza bot would get mugged. They also have to go the long way around, avoid cars pedestrians, dogs, obey some rules. A flying pizza delivery bot could pretty much keep 10 ft away from anything.