Re:Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial...
by dylan604 on Thursday October 02, 2025 @01:39PM
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Sure, but it's the launch/landing site that is in question. It's not just a helipad set up. It's very sci-fi looking and looks very complicated. I'm wondering if the drone itself lands at the top and then lowers the pod for loading to keep them out of reach of the employees. Probably even touted as a safety feature. I just haven't seen the system in operation, and their website just ignores this part as it's not something necessary for marketing.
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Re:Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial...
by olex on Thursday October 02, 2025 @01:45PM
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There is a bunch of videos on Youtube on Zipline, some of them from the company itself (this one showing specifically the "platform": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=airEzThGlx8), and some from various tech people looking into the whole thing (like Markus Brownlee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88yQTzlmsiA). Probably a better overall source of into than their website.
Re:Two Amazon delivery drones crash into crane in commercial...
by fxtentacle on Thursday October 02, 2025 @02:09PM
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That is so cool :)
And it looks much safer than Amazon's approach of directly landing the heavy drone in your garden.