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Re:Stanford lab envisions delivery drones that save energy b... by danielfoster on Thursday June 04, 2020 @01:17PM (#23419222)
I'm quietly hoping and waiting for online stores to take over empty store fronts for last mile delivery. Would love to be able to walk a block away, get my Amazon order, and return it there.

Now imagine that instead of returning something back to a central warehouse, Amazon could have the next customer pick it up or ship it nearby.

Hopefully boxes would not be needed for most of this, too. And any online store(s) could do this.

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Re:Stanford lab envisions delivery drones that save energy b... by BurningFrog on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:58PM (#23421048)
That would be great, and it's probably coming.

But I would also love if they could drone the package over to my roof if I wanted to.

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