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Old 12-01-2013, 12:50 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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There's a lot to be said for determination. Two years ago, a contraption that looked a bit like a bouncy ball attached to a clothesline, took flight in a pioneering experiment in the German countryside.

A YouTube clip of a man flying the electric "Multicopter" attracted over 8 million hits, with comments ranging from: "AMAZING MACHINE!" to "Not sure you could pay me enough to sit in the middle of flying blenders bolted together."

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Old 12-01-2013, 10:08 PM
 
Location: Under a bridge
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I think it's pretty cool. It's looks like one of those RC quadcopters from the hobby shop but on steroids. The future will bring exciting innovations and ideas for personal transportation for sure.

-Cheers.
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Old 12-02-2013, 12:56 AM
 
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There's a lot to be said for determination. Two years ago, a contraption that looked a bit like a bouncy ball attached to a clothesline, took flight in a pioneering experiment in the German countryside.
The helo is pretty cool, but it is difficult to see how they can go from a prototype of such limited speed and range to a product that people will pay a third of a million dollars for in only two years.

Still, some entrepreneur that can no commute across San Francisco Bay from his estate to downtown may be interested.
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Old 12-02-2013, 08:27 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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Did anyone see the news clip of an Amazon delivery quadracopter on this morning's news? The plan is to have rapid (hours) delivery within a few miles of an Amazon center for packages weighing less than five pounds (80+ %).
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Old 12-03-2013, 04:47 AM
 
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Did anyone see the news clip of an Amazon delivery quadracopter on this morning's news? The plan is to have rapid (hours) delivery within a few miles of an Amazon center for packages weighing less than five pounds (80+ %).
It is difficult to imagine such a system going to an arbitrary suburban lawn. The uncontrolled airspace crawling with hundreds of such mini-copters is difficult to comprehend.

But certain air routes from distribution center to condo towers or office buildings where the copters drop packages over and over again is easier to see.
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Old 12-03-2013, 10:06 PM
 
Location: Volcano
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Did anyone see the news clip of an Amazon delivery quadracopter on this morning's news? The plan is to have rapid (hours) delivery within a few miles of an Amazon center for packages weighing less than five pounds (80+ %).
Perfect way for Amazon to get a lot of PR for something that is unforseable in the next 10 years, and at the same time divert attention from their labor issues, going into the busiest time of the year.
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