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I saw a demo recently where they had a drone flying high and it zip-lined a package down to the destination directly below it, so the drone never had to get clo
by ajhurliman 3y ago
I saw a demo recently where they had a drone flying high and it zip-lined a package down to the destination directly below it, so the drone never had to get close to the ground. I’m not sure if that’s current strategy but it seems like a cool idea to cut down on noise and proximity issues.
- dole 3y agoI think this is the popular route they’re going, to avoid drone theft/vandalism, problem is still the liability of dropping things on people’s heads regardless of CV or other sensors.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoThat’s actually an idea: create a lightweight Ariel tram way just for package delivery. Sort of like the old vacuum tube networks some cities used to have.
- andrewinardeer 3y agoThis is happening in select parts of Australia. https://wing.com/en_au/press/australia/ https://wing.com/en_au/press/australia/
- papower 3y agoThis is how Manna Aero (1) are doing it in Ireland (2) and soon parts of Texas (3). 1. https://www.manna.aero/ https://www.manna.aero/ 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCnpxmhWRuw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCnpxmhWRuw and https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/drone-regulation-ireland-europe-manna-delivery-zenadrone-iaa-safety https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/drone-regulation-ir... 3. https://dronelife.com/2023/05/08/manna-drone-delivery-flies-into-the-us-scores-new-investment-from-coca-cola-hbc https://dronelife.com/2023/05/08/manna-drone-delivery-flies-...