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#Amazon announces plans for drone delivery service, says safety will be key priority Amazon announced yesterday that it is developing a drone delivery service called Prime Air that will aim to get packages into customer hands within 30 minutes. They are planning to launch as soon as FAA regulations are lifted as early as 2015. Amazon states that safety will be their top priority. As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says ook this thing can'##t land on somebody'#head while they'##re walking around their neighborhood. mazon has not been shy when it comes to investing in novel delivery systems their $775 million investment last year in Kiva Systems brought large-scale automation to their warehouse floors in an effort to improve efficiency. Connect the dots: Check out this new video by Mark Mueller out of Raffaello Dndrea Flying Machine Arena at ETH Zurich and note that Dndrea is the tech wizard behind Kiva robotic warehouse##the video shows a novel fail safe algorithm that allows an unmanned aerial vehicle to recover and land safely following propeller loss. According to Mueller the algorithm allows the vehicle to remain in flight despite the loss of one two or possibly even three propellers. Full disclosure: I consult with Dndrea lab on communications. l

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