mona Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Amazon Made its First Drone Delivery, and the Future is Now Drones are the new normal. By Jill Layton https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/techwalla//15/ae/15aed58ce3d475ff887bbb799db4fdd7.jpeg Amazon has officially made its very first commercial drone delivery to a customer in Cambridgeshire, England. The drone took off from a nearby Amazon warehouse, and the flight lasted 13 minutes, covering about two miles. The lucky customer was identified only as Richard B., but perhaps it was his order that secured him the history-making delivery. He ordered an Amazon Firestick and some popcorn. It doesn't get any more perfect than that. Jeff Bezos, Amazon's chief executive, tweeted that the company made the its first drone delivery on December 7th, which is a huge step in its experiments with automated shipments. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/83/82/8382b515ce4e90f901edfd42c0590c7e.jpg Amazon says it will be testing drone deliveries with two more customers in the same rural area, because Cambridgeshire is a small English city that's home to a large Amazon drone-testing plant. So if the tests are successful, dozens more customers could be added to the trial in the upcoming months, with the hopes that Prime Air will become the new Prime. Amazon Wasn't the First As exciting and as "Back to the Future"-esque as commercial drone delivery is, Amazon wasn't the first to make it happen. The company was beaten to the punch by two other lesser-known companies. Domino's managed to pull off the world's first commercial pizza delivery by drone as the world watched via a video posted to the company's Facebook page back in November. A peri-peri chicken pizza and a chicken and cranberry pizza was delivered to a customer in Whangaparaoa, New Zealand. And Just Eat claims to have delivered the first-ever meal by drone earlier this month, albeit it wasn't a flying drone. The online food delivery service delivered a meal by a six-wheeled robot, as reported by Venture Beat. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/1a/78/1a788e7990ac9ec0df980bc71d63cd2e.jpg A Turkish meal was delivered to a man in Greenwich, London. He wasn't expecting the delivery by robot, but was pleasantly surprised when it showed it up. Because robots. Clearly many companies are on the verge of major drone breakthroughs, and we're completely on board (not literally, it wouldn't fly). Join in on the Drone Fun But back to Amazon. The company doesn't just make drone deliveries, they also sell drones—and lots of them. So because life is weird, we're going to take this opportunity to make this a full circle tech moment and list some of Amazon's best-selling drones. Drones with an HD camera Syma X5C 2.4G 6 Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter Equipped with a 2.0MP HD camera, this Syma drone can perform flips at the press of a button with 360 degree eversion. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/bc/1c/bc1ceb8de9557938d77af9e8a054cfd1.jpg It's wind resistant, can be flown indoors or outdoors and has a seven-minute flight time and a 100-minute charge time. Cheerwing Syma Headless Quadcopter Drone Another Syma drone, the headless/IOC lessens the steepness of the learning curve for the pilot, giving you the ability to enjoy flight while slowly learning each specific orientation of the quadcopter. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/80/6f/806fc0032fda84e0527daa9c0ac3e05f.jpg Take photos and video with the HD camera, and view them while flying on any iOS or Android phone. Drones with an HD camera, GPS and live view Blue Jay Aerial Photography Drone You can watch live video feed of your flight from your iPhone or Android with the FPV WiFi feature on the Blue Jay. The camera captures 720p high definition aerial photos and videos with a 2MP camera. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/b4/7d/b47d3fed7c39afc94581ac4bc7bd97d0.jpg It's an ideal beginner drone with a lot of the latest features typically found on higher end models. DJI Phantom 3 Standard Quadcopter Drone Equipped with a 2.7K HD video camera, the DJI Phantom drone uses GPS to safely assist your flight. Achieve advanced camera perspectives with the Point of Interest, Follow Me and Waypoints modes. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/3e/a5/3ea58fb3f7e8c3699475058799525c9d.jpg Drones for beginners National Geographic Quadcopter Drone The easy to use National Geographic Quadcopter Drone is perfect for kids and novice pilots. Auto-orientation and 1-button controls allow you to take off, land and perform 360-degree flips, while built-in speed settings offer maneuverability and control. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/58/c6/58c64aadcbd2fd2f5c3e90e8913d6504.jpg Holy Stone Predator Mini Helicopter Drone Holy Stone uses a headless security system and enables any level of pilot to fly the drone safely. It has a 6-Axis Gyro Stabilization System, which makes the drone more flexible and stable. https://img.techwallacdn.com/tw-product-hero/tw/79/d1/79d1914917d9fe546fa3dc902155c0ee.jpg Flying time is around 6-8 minutes, with the charging time at 60-80 minutes. SOURCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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