Domino’s has been planning to deliver pizzas by drones since August and they have made it a reality as of yesterday for all couch potatoes. Domino’s has partnered up with a start-up called Flirtey and the company has started delivering pizza orders in New Zealand.
Flirtey developed the drones especially for Domino’s, which is made up of carbon fibre, aluminium and other components that make it light and sturdy enough to carry a Pizza box. The drones have a tether, which is used to drop down the pizza box to their customers.
What’s impressive is that the drone is capable of heading back to the home base or a different location autonomously i.e. it doesn’t need to be controlled by a human being. This is possible thanks to the GPS system installed on the drone and it is also capable of getting itself home in case the battery is low or there is any form of GPS failure.
Domino’s wants to achieve a delivery time of less than 10 minutes thanks to these drones and is planning to expand this concept to other countries. Of course, in India, it seems like a far-fetched idea thanks to restrictions on flying unmanned aircraft from commercial purposes still exists. Nevertheless, I still like the idea that my Pepperoni Pizza can be delivered by a flying robot in less than 10 minutes.
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