March 15, 2023 04:05 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23639425/zipline-drone-delivery-autonomous-tether-droid
Ziplines new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries
Zipline is revealing its new drone delivery platform today that the company says is capable of making a 10-mile delivery in 10 minutes, precisely placing packages on small targets like a patio table or the front steps of a home.
The new drone, which Zipline calls the Platform 2 (P2) Zip, uses a system of wires that lets down the package inside a cute little mini-bus-looking container the company describes as a “delivery droid.” The P2 Zip hovers more than 300 feet above the ground at the delivery point, keeping its blades and noise away from people (and trees and wires and buildings) to let down its tethered droid instead.
The droid has the ability to steer with propellers as it’s coming down, then lands and softly drops its payload.
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23639425/zipline-drone-delivery-autonomous-tether-droid
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