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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Robot Droids Soon To Be At Your Doorstep?

Do you think that in ten to twenty years in the future, robots will be able to deliver small packages straight to your doorstep? Do you think that you will open your door, to see a mini robot hovering in the air, holding a package that you ordered to be delivered?

What if that could happen in only five years in the future?

Amazon has come out with the all-new "octocopter". The octocopter is an unmanned aerial vehicle that looks like a toy helicopter. Last Sunday, the online retailer revealed its plans for Prime Air, their new delivery service that will use the drones (a.k.a. the "octocopter") Prime shipping also offers free shipping for a flat annual fee.

The reason that it will take five years for these robot droids to be possible is because of certain federal rules. These rules are set by the Federal Aviation Administration. Some of these rules include allowing unrestricted access to airways for aerial vehicles (airplanes, jets, etc)
"The type of flights Bezos proposed are currently not allowed. Unlike some other drones currently used, these would be autonomous -- they would fly without a pilot." ~ Gregory Wallace, CNN News
Even better, Amazon reports that their drones are capable of holding products under five pounds, which is amazing because 90% of their products are under five pounds.

What do you think of this creation? Hot or not?
Comment below and tell me what you think!

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