Amazon to deliver by drone? Don't believe the hype

Re:Amazon to deliver by drone? Don't believe the hype by jwr on Monday December 02, 2013 @12:34PM (#6835058)

Yes, as long as there isn't a crane, net, tilted lamppost, kite, human, dog, or any other unplanned obstacle.

Come on, people. Being able to draw a trajectory isn't the same as moving a physical object through space. And moving a drone to a predetermined GPS location in ideal conditions while you are watching it and when you know there is nothing around has nothing to do with day-to-day deliveries using drones.

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Re:Amazon to deliver by drone? Don't believe the hype by acgourley on Monday December 02, 2013 @12:50PM (#6835201)

So you believe sensor based obstacle avoidance is an impossible problem in robotics? Second, unrelated question, do you think drones need to complete 100% of their scheduled tasks or do you think it's acceptable to fail a small fraction of the time?

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Re:Amazon to deliver by drone? Don't believe the hype by base698 on Monday December 02, 2013 @01:26PM (#6835420)

I know, but with the Raspberry Pi's and similar tech we can't be that far away from something that's technically feasible. We also don't know what Amazon has been working on behind closed doors. They are known for vast technical prowess after all.

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