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Amazon unveils Prime Air drones on 60 Minutes, aims to deliver in half an hour (video)
Amazon CES Jeff Bezos took to 60 Minutes to reveal the company's latest delivery method: drones. In what is likely a cunning reminder of the e-tailer's upcoming Cyber Monday sales, these bots will apparently be capable of delivering packages up to five pounds (86 percent of orders are apparently under that), with the aim of getting them to your house in under half an hour. The system is called Prime Air and the octo-copter drones, which wait, ready to deliver, at the end of conveyor belts, have a range of 10 miles. As Amazon puts, "Putting Prime Air into commercial use will take some number of years as we advance the technology and wait for the necessary FAA rules and regulations." So while it sounds like they''ll take their time to get here (if they ever do), there's at least video of the drones in action after the break.
Source: Lance Ulanoff (Twitter), Amazon
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/01/amazon-prime-air-drones/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semi
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