A flying warehouse over your head

[Martin-O2]

Hey guys, 

Amazon have recently filed a patent for a "flying warehouse". The idea is to have an airship at around 45,000ft which would be sent to areas where demand for goods is expected and then dispatch drones from the airship carrying the individual deliveries. 

It's hoped this system would help with the issue of the relatively short range of drones, which are limited by the size of the battery they can carry. Smaller airships could then be used to restock the larger warehouses and even transfer staff. 

What do you think about this? Are you happy to have a flying warehouse servicing your area or is the idea a bit much? 

[viridis]

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@jonsie wrote:

So the drone can leave it in a dustbin the same....?

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Nope, unless you bury the dustbin so the ultrasonic detector don't detect the raised obstacle.

Plus it would show up on the cameras I guess.

[viridis]

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@Martin-O2 wrote:

Thanks for the info @viridis! It sounds like they have this in hand. Looking forward to my first drone delivery 

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I don't, I think it's a ridiculous idea.

Though, it'll save me a fortune in spares. 

[Anonymous]

Intriguing ... I'm a good customer of Amazon ... what is a QR? please @viridis ... & ... my yard is concrete so no pegging of the dropping off point ... but ... I could weigh down the fold-up circle thing with little stones

Sounds good to me because I have a laminated notice pinned to my outside door saying something like Parcels - please leave behind wheelie bin, thank you ... this is because I'm either resting in bed or at the laptop in the little bedroom & I can't get to the downstairs door in time for the courier / postman to give me the parcel

btw I do applaud Amazon for using cardboard boxes & paper tape to seal them but recently I didn't know a parcel was there & it rained a lot sooo one small slug on box & big one inside box ... URGH!

[viridis]

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@Anonymous wrote:

... I have a laminated notice pinned to my outside door saying something like Parcels - please leave behind wheelie bin, thank you ... 

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You should get a secure parcel box, thieves will soon learn about this, especially as you advertise the fact on a laminated sheet.

One day, something WILL be stolen.

A QR code is like a barcode but is square and holds much more data. 

[Anonymous]

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@viridis wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

... I have a laminated notice pinned to my outside door saying something like Parcels - please leave behind wheelie bin, thank you ... 

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You should get a secure parcel box, thieves will soon learn about this, especially as you advertise the fact on a laminated sheet.

One day, something WILL be stolen.

A QR code is like a barcode but is square and holds much more data. 

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thank you @viridis I will look into a secure parcel box as soon as I'm able

Is a QR one of those things which looks somewhat like a crossword puzzle & it's on all sorts of things eg even posters advertising local events at the train station ... can you sort of scan it with a mobile phone ?

[Cleoriff]

@Anonymous

"QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached".

[MI5]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Is a QR one of those things which looks somewhat like a crossword puzzle & it's on all sorts of things eg even posters advertising local events at the train station ... can you sort of scan it with a mobile phone ?

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What would @Bambino say to you Jane

[Bambino]

Indeedy-do:smileywink:

[Cleoriff]

Also... I don't applaud Amazon for their packaging. Ridiculous at times. Over large boxes for one book.

I think they have a lot to answer with regard to destruction of the rainforests the amount of paper and card they use...

[Martin-O2]

@Cleoriff It's very wasteful but the cats love large boxes arriving on a regular basis!