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Amazon Testing 'Octocopter' Package-Delivery Drones

Posted December 01, 2013 11:10 PM

From Crave: gorgeous gadgets and other crushworthy stuff. - CNET:

Amazon is testing a delivery service that uses drones to deliver packages within 30 minutes of an order being placed. Dubbed Amazon PrimeAir, the service uses 8-propeller drones about the size of a remote-controlled airplane to transport shoe-box-size plastic bins from fulfillment centers to customers' homes. The service, which still requires more testing and clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration, could take to the skies as soon as four to five years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told Charlie Rose during an interview Sunday on "60 Minutes."

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Re: Amazon Testing 'Octocopter' Package-Delivery Drones

12/03/2013 12:08 PM

it was a joke, nobody could belive something like this but 60 m and the news.

I'm sure they are testing [playing] in the offices and wearhouses with these toys but nobody is so .... to belive this would work in the real world.

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