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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1362209" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>The article says that the drone can carry a payload of "up to 5 lbs"</p><p></p><p>That means one trip, one drop, then back to the center to reload/refuel.</p><p></p><p>I can see this as an extremely limited same day/on demand service for crowded urban areas.</p><p></p><p>I can also...maybe... visualize a future system involving a feeder-type truck with a driver who parks in a central location and spends the day "feeding" packages to multiple drones who make their drops and then return to the truck to reload/refuel.</p><p></p><p>The drones cant go indoors, they cant collect signatures, they cant do pickups and they cant handle large items, bulk stops or heavy packages. They also cannot function in excessively windy conditions. None of these limitations can be overcome by any technology that will be available in our lifetimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1362209, member: 14668"] The article says that the drone can carry a payload of "up to 5 lbs" That means one trip, one drop, then back to the center to reload/refuel. I can see this as an extremely limited same day/on demand service for crowded urban areas. I can also...maybe... visualize a future system involving a feeder-type truck with a driver who parks in a central location and spends the day "feeding" packages to multiple drones who make their drops and then return to the truck to reload/refuel. The drones cant go indoors, they cant collect signatures, they cant do pickups and they cant handle large items, bulk stops or heavy packages. They also cannot function in excessively windy conditions. None of these limitations can be overcome by any technology that will be available in our lifetimes. [/QUOTE]
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