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I'm more interested to see a small drone that can carry a small load, say of a couple to a few pounds. This could start to disrupt the small package/food deliv

by rjbwork 12y ago

I'm more interested to see a small drone that can carry a small load, say of a couple to a few pounds. This could start to disrupt the small package/food delivery industry on a massive scale while cutting emissions and increasing service quality. We have seen plenty of small drones meant to be used for surveillance; it's not very interesting anymore.

cookingrobot 12y ago
Current law doesn't allow commercial drones - meaning nothing that makes a profit or supports a business. Hobby photography is the only application that makes sense right now.
- abritishguy 12y ago
  America isn't the only country.
  - laichzeit0 12y ago
    Well, except if you're American. (I kid, I kid..)
- imdsm 12y ago
  What law are you referring to? Columbian law? Swiss law? Russian law! I really have no idea, being that I am from Earth and there are so many countries. It does make this thread hard to follow, just too much guesswork.
- dkroy 12y ago
  If you do your homework or even a little googling you will realize that what you are saying isn't true. Hopefully this is good news for you! I think the link below may have even been submitted to HN, though I haven't checked. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/commercial-drones-are-completely-legal-a-federal-judge-ruled http://motherboard.vice.com/read/commercial-drones-are-compl...
  - dronehire 12y ago
    This is correct. I believe the post you are referring to is one I submitted a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7360260 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7360260
frozenport 12y ago
How do you plan on getting into my apartment?
- balakk 12y ago
  RPGs / Hellfire.
gadders 12y ago
Nice try, Jeff Bezos. Do your own research ;-)
hpagey 12y ago
I actually have an idea of indoor robotic drones inside fulfillment ware houses, that can automatically pick items as orders arrive (like Kiva systems, but with drones). These drones will need capability of carrying couple of pounds.

by rjbwork 12y ago

cookingrobot 12y ago

Current law doesn't allow commercial drones - meaning nothing that makes a profit or supports a business. Hobby photography is the only application that makes sense right now.

abritishguy 12y ago
America isn't the only country.
- laichzeit0 12y ago
  Well, except if you're American. (I kid, I kid..)
imdsm 12y ago
What law are you referring to? Columbian law? Swiss law? Russian law! I really have no idea, being that I am from Earth and there are so many countries. It does make this thread hard to follow, just too much guesswork.
dkroy 12y ago
If you do your homework or even a little googling you will realize that what you are saying isn't true. Hopefully this is good news for you! I think the link below may have even been submitted to HN, though I haven't checked. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/commercial-drones-are-completely-legal-a-federal-judge-ruled http://motherboard.vice.com/read/commercial-drones-are-compl...
- dronehire 12y ago
  This is correct. I believe the post you are referring to is one I submitted a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7360260 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7360260

frozenport 12y ago

How do you plan on getting into my apartment?

balakk 12y ago
RPGs / Hellfire.

gadders 12y ago

Nice try, Jeff Bezos. Do your own research ;-)

hpagey 12y ago

I actually have an idea of indoor robotic drones inside fulfillment ware houses, that can automatically pick items as orders arrive (like Kiva systems, but with drones). These drones will need capability of carrying couple of pounds.