Delivery drones

zell12 · 12-09-2020 8:15am #1

Tesco starting deliveries via drone in Oranmore in October
max 4kg loads though
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54102580 https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/technology/arid-40046324.html

Any other companies doing this in Galway?
I'm only aware of one delivering medication from mainland to Arainn. How long before the skies are humming with these and people object?

tom1ie · 12-09-2020 8:18am

Deliveroo and just eat next I wonder?

flazio · 12-09-2020 7:56pm

I can see the toerags throwing the bricks already. (Hypothetically)

BorneTobyWilde · 12-09-2020 7:59pm

How do they work? Do they need to be controlled by man?

fergiesfolly · 12-09-2020 8:20pm

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

How do they work? Do they need to be controlled by man?

I think one man(or woman) monitors but doesn't actually fly several drones. They are sent to a gps location. Once there, the customer receives a text or app message and once acknowledged, the drone lands.

LostDuck · 13-09-2020 7:50am

Overhead cables must be a big challenge.

sgthighway · 13-09-2020 8:38am

LostDuck wrote: »

Overhead cables must be a big challenge.

Most cables are going underground anymore where new housing estates or footpaths go in.

13-09-2020 8:54am

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

How do they work? Do they need to be controlled by man?

I used to work for a company that designed drones. What they will probably do is do a manually operated trial to various locations and save it as a flight plan. Then an operator just selects that flight plan when going to a certain area.

They've gotten incredibly advanced in just a few short years.

ExMachina1000 · 13-09-2020 9:26am

flazio wrote: »

I can see the toerags throwing the bricks already. (Hypothetically)

Follow it and wait until it stops for delivery. You'll never manage to get it while its moving

13-09-2020 11:50am

I do foresee some compensation claims. "The rotor cut my hand", "it interferes with my broadband", "it squashed my cat".

thesandeman · 13-09-2020 2:14pm

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

How do they work? Do they need to be controlled by man?

I presume some women could be trained to do it as well.
It would actually be more economical in the long run as they could be paid less than the men once they get the hang of it.

backspacer · 13-09-2020 2:18pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I do foresee some compensation claims. "The rotor cut my hand", "it interferes with my broadband", "it squashed my cat".

They don't land normally, usually drop from a harness attached to the drone

LostDuck · 13-09-2020 7:17pm

Here's the drone in action;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTJKo15rqtc

inisboffin · 13-09-2020 7:56pm

Wow! Maybe it's a criminal mind

but I keep thinking of ways this could be sabotaged in denser areas. My mind went all Oliver Twist with hooks and trained falcons :pac:

beertons · 13-09-2020 7:58pm

Target practice coming up to Halloween?

Discodog · 13-09-2020 8:37pm

What could possibly go wrong ? :pac:

Mrs OBumble · 13-09-2020 9:02pm

inisboffin wrote: »

Wow! Maybe it's a criminal mind but I keep thinking of ways this could be sabotaged in denser areas. My mind went all Oliver Twist with hooks and trained falcons :pac:

Indeed. Both areas with high population density, and ones with dense populations, could be challenging.

Discodog · 13-09-2020 9:09pm

What happens after one of these crashes ? There is potential to cause serious injury & chaos if it crashed on a road or vehicle.

I wonder what insurance cover they have ?

14-09-2020 8:29am

Some people really only can think of the negatives. I heard this and thought “cool be great to see this in action”. Others hear it and all they think of is insurance and crashes.

Discodog · 14-09-2020 8:35am

Sloan Substantial Flea wrote: »

Some people really only can think of the negatives. I heard this and thought “cool be great to see this in action”. Others hear it and all they think of is insurance and crashes.

Oh the irony

A big lump of material, flying over the city, by remote control. I would of thought you, of all people, would be concerned about the risk.

Kingp35 · 14-09-2020 12:17pm

Sounds brilliant, I can't wait to try it out.

inisboffin · 14-09-2020 1:51pm

Sloan Substantial Flea wrote: »

Some people really only can think of the negatives. I heard this and thought “cool be great to see this in action”. Others hear it and all they think of is insurance and crashes.

Perhaps I would get more excited if the risk/reward ratio was more balanced, like medicine or search and rescue for the reward, vs a pizza :pac:

I like the idea and the tech of occasional drones, but the idea of this being a consumer norm in the skies seems awful.

You can like the concept but also see the possible outcome, and not feel the same you know.

thesandeman · 14-09-2020 4:48pm

I presume all the storks are going to be made redundant now?

LostDuck · 14-09-2020 5:44pm

We'll be one step closer to The Jetsons.

flazio · 14-09-2020 6:42pm

I'd be a bit concerned about Rahoon, Newcastle and Shantalla surrounding UCHG. Can be a pretty busy airspace with the Aero medical and the Coast Guard helicopters.

_Whimsical_ · 14-09-2020 7:53pm

flazio wrote: »

I'd be a bit concerned about Rahoon, Newcastle and Shantalla surrounding UCHG. Can be a pretty busy airspace with the Aero medical and the Coast Guard helicopters.

They've said that they have already linked up with those services and once they are notified that they are in the air the drones will stop working until the airspace is clear again.

14-09-2020 8:35pm

flazio wrote: »

I'd be a bit concerned about Rahoon, Newcastle and Shantalla surrounding UCHG. Can be a pretty busy airspace with the Aero medical and the Coast Guard helicopters.

None of those area are 2km from Oranmore.

Citizenpain · 06-11-2020 9:06pm

Anyone try it yet?

beardybrewer · 07-11-2020 10:59am

Also curious about this and what they charge for it. Maybe the charge is subsidised for the trial but my thinking is it would be pretty expensive yet the payload pretty small. It could be a €25 delivery fee for €20 worth of goods because of weight.

zell12 · 07-11-2020 11:51am

the aircraft base taking off and landing from the roof of the Tesco building at the edge of the town, delivering groceries, pharmacy items, hardware, medications and hot meals to the estimated 8,000 residents of Oranmore
Manna will provide delivery to frontline workers free of charge. It will also waive the pharmacy delivery fee for the elderly.
To receive deliveries customers in the local area can go to a website and place delivery orders using their EirCode to specify the destination for delivery.

That's ten separate stores, including Supermacs and coffee shops
Order here
https://oranmore.manna.aero/faq.html

zell12 · 07-11-2020 11:52am

Delivery zone November 2020
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Delivery drones

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