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Re:Zipline: Next generation delivery drone system by f_devd on Thursday March 16, 2023 @08:16AM (#35180912)
Yeah CGI is not the best way to showcase the working product, although I don't doubt that they could make it, since it's already fairly easy to do simple GPS-based mission planning[0].

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVz0EFG5auI (Disclaimer: I work with the video source on their local trajectory planning)

Re:Zipline: Next generation delivery drone system by f_devd on Thursday March 16, 2023 @08:22AM (#35180938)
Further down the thread it gets a bit fantastical, I didn't realize it was a literal zipline they used, that may cause some issues wrt stability, still I hope it works out for them.