Internet erupts in parody to Amazon’s proposed delivery drones
Depending on execution, parody can be one of the best or worst ways to get a message across. Today, we’ve seen examples of both lambasting Amazon Prime Air, the company’s new plan to use drones to deliver packages to your door. Twitter reacted with the usual mix of humor, disdain, and nitpicking, while one of Amazon’s regional rivals has created a parody video.
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Turn a regular paper plane into a smartphone controlled drone
Do you ever worry that your paper planes just aren’t high tech enough? PowerUp is here to help. The device — known in full as the PowerUp 3.0 Smart Module — is an insert that slips into a regular paper airplane, letting you control it remotely using your phone. The carbon fiber device gives you ten minutes of flight on a single charge, with a range of 180 feet, and it features a tiny motor to help propel your creation forward. The creators also claim that it has a “crash-proof” design, which should come in handy while you’re learning the ins and outs of being a paper pilot.
The submersible quadcopter is designed to launch from an underwater station or vehicle (like a submarine, for example), bobbing to the surface from depths of hundreds of feet. It was built using 3D printing to be lightweight, low-cost, and resistant to water pressure, and its core components are sealed in a waterproof chamber. The drone’s external motors, meanwhile, have been given anti-corrosive coatings to protect them from saltwater, with the drone capable of surviving for up to two months underwater in tests.
For a mere $189 you can take your drone from maybe a little chilly to definitely toasty-warm. Wouldn’t you like to do that for your drone? A thoughtful gift.
The CUPID drone strikes with 80,000 volts to the chest
In a studio in downtown Austin, we’re tasing a dummy. We’ve been instructed to stand back, and not move at all during the test itself, which consists of a six-pronged copter-drone flying closer and closer to a silver mannequin, before it shoots a pair of electrocuted barbs into the layer of foam sitting in front of the dummy’s torso.
Drone converts mountain into a real-life snow globe
Take nine intrepid explorers, one mountain summit, a fisheye lens, and a willing drone. Mix them up just the right way and this is what you get.
They were a little bit more upset that [the drone] knocked the beer out of their hand than about the injury.
I truly am surprised this many people want news about old drone strikes interrupting their day. The purpose of the account isn’t necessarily shock-and-awe or outrage; it’s to pose a question. And I think people’s interest (or lack thereof) will be the closest thing to an answer I could’ve hoped for.
But what are the architectural possibilities for tethered sky masts and other instant cities made from semi-autonomous drone infrastructure?
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