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San Diego just got cleared for the first in the nation testing of autonomous drone delivery by commercial organizations. Can drone delivered take out food and Amazon packages be far behind?
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San Diego just got cleared for the first in the nation testing of autonomous drone delivery by commercial organizations. Can drone delivered take out food and Amazon packages be far behind?Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate. -
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Might have to deal with a small horde of pigeons and/or seagulls on arrival. So might be an idea to have a BB-gun handy.I am not delusional! Now if you'll excuse me, i'm gonna go dance with the purple wombat who's playing show-tunes in my coffee cup!
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do they have Boneless Pizza in San DiegoI wasn't born with enough middle fingers.
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Their drones aren't capable of lifting a 48 inch pizza!
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Daddy wants his pizza and he doesn't want to have to tip a fleshling. Progress!Originally posted by Lorizael View PostTry http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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except for a few select areas I d not see it hapeningComment
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In germany (and several other european countries) we have the first robot delivered Pizzas in some cities:
But it isn't via air, but rather with a wheeled robot that delivers in a range of just a few 100 meters around the pizza shop.
And it actually needs more workforce than a simple delivey boy ... aside from the robot there are operators in some control center in eastern europe, which are able to remote control each robot if need arises.
And each robot is accompanied by a human guardian, which walks several steps behind it and is there in order to solve "situations" (like rowdies toppling the robot and the like)
But aside from thsi they are totally autonomous and deliver their goods to the clients houses front door, where the client is informed via Handy and also gets the code to unlock the storage
Seems like they operate in the USA as well:
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That is cool but ground rover will only work in nice low crime areas. I can think of many 3rd world infested areas where that will not work in America. This why flying drones are needed.
People from high crime, low respect for the law parts of the world often bring their, shall we say cultural outlook, with them to their new home. It is a problem.Last edited by Dinner; May 12, 2018, 02:06.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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This is a classic Oerdin-Thradeâ„¢ and reminds me of when I was in my early 30's browsing Poly
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Hey, man, try that rover **** in Somali town and tell me how fast that **** gets kicked over, broken into, and stolen. The truth might hurt but it is still the damn truth.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Well, jep, as I mentioned, even here in germany the robot gets a human "companion" that follows it within a short distance in order to resolve situations (I don't know if every Starhip robot has such a human companion or if this was specifically hired by the shop that employs the robot, however).Originally posted by Dinner View Post
A german journalist tested it out by getting herself hired as such a companion, for one week:
While 95% of the time everything ran uneventful (and her only job was, to chat with pedestrians about it, or to bring the deliveries into the house, if the clients were too lazy to come out and fetch them out of the robot for themselves) there was one situation where some rowdy toppled the robot while she was not watching and she had to upright the robot again, afterwards (it wasn't damaged by this event, however ... seems like they are sturdy little buggers
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Tamsin (Lost Girl): "I am the Harbinger of Death. I arrive on winds of blessed air. Air that you no longer deserve."
Tamsin (Lost Girl): "He has fallen in battle and I must take him to the Einherjar in Valhalla"Comment
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Just give the robot some self-defence measures when going through shady areas. Nothing fancy, just a Phalanx CIWS 30mm chaingun and a tomahawk missile launcher.I am not delusional! Now if you'll excuse me, i'm gonna go dance with the purple wombat who's playing show-tunes in my coffee cup!
Rules are like Egg's. They're fun when thrown out the window!
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Then maybe they should get some surplus MQ-8C Fire scouts, so you can have several 48" inch pizzas and a few kegs of beer delivered in one trip!Originally posted by Aeson View PostTheir drones aren't capable of lifting a 48 inch pizza!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northr...-8C_Fire_Scout
I am not delusional! Now if you'll excuse me, i'm gonna go dance with the purple wombat who's playing show-tunes in my coffee cup!
Rules are like Egg's. They're fun when thrown out the window!
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I would be down that. Say, an auto cannon for self defense... No one would mess with it twice. :bTry http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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