AMAZON PRIME AIR: UNMANNED DRONES TO SHIP PACKAGES IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS

January 29, 2014 AdminLeave a comment

Ever wondered what the next-level logistics will look like? A global brand is already blazing the trail. Enjoy this report by Chris Smith courtesy of Yahoo! News.

Amazon on Sunday (Dec.01.2013) unveiled a bold new shipping initiative during CBS‘s popular TV show “60 Minutes:” Amazon Prime Air, which aims to ship packages to your door via air in 30 minutes or less from the time you place the order. Interestingly, these are completely autonomous drones, that don’t require pilots watching over them, as some of the other drones out there do. Instead, they rely solely on the preprogrammed GPS coordinates to ship packages and return to base. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos said during the interview with Charlie Rose that the drones will be able to carry up to 5 pounds in plastic boxes, which covers over 86% of the products sold by the giant retailer.

The drone is an octa-copter that relies solely on electric power to run and can travel around 10 miles to reach its destination. Furthermore, Bezos said that it can still operate in case one of the eight engines fails, and added that security is very important for the company, as these flying devices will only land at their specified destination.

Wow yourself with the demonstration video below!

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