Miniaturization, robotics, and the hastening automation economy are
coming together in interesting new ways. Personal drone delivery
services could be a fast-arriving concept.
Amazon announced PrimeAir in November 2013, to possibly be ready for launch in 2015 pending US FAA regulations of personal drone airspace. In the ideal case, the service would deliver ordered items within 30-60 minutes. Similarly,
Dubai and the UAE announced a personalized drone delivery service
including eye-scanning verification for government documents.
Personalized or at least targeted micro-delivery via drones is not a new
idea.
One obvious use is delivering aid, medicine, and other supplies to
remote, war-torn, economically-strapped, crisis-based, or other remote
or sensitive geographic areas. The potential cost savings, convenience, and efficiency gains make a
strong argument in favor of personalized drone delivery. Immediately
many human-based delivery and courier services could be put out of
business...
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