Amazon planning to use drones to drop parcels by parachute
by Alex Hern from on (#2CRBP)
If implemented, patent filed by company will solve problem of drone landing and keep valuables from breaking upon impact
The bizarre patents of Amazon's drone programme keep on coming. Hot on the heels of the company's proposal for a floating airship warehouse, it has now filed a patent for parachute-aided delivery of packages.
In the future, if the patent is implemented, Amazon's delivery drones may not even need to land on your enormous lawn to deliver your parcels. Instead, the drone will simply release parcels from on high, deploying parachutes to slow their descent and ensure the valuables inside remain intact.
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