14-02-2017 19:41 via theverge.com

Amazon’s new drone delivery plan includes package parachutes

When it comes to drones, Amazon seems to have no shortage of ideas. In December, The Verge reported that Amazon filed a patent for a flying airship warehouse designed to expedite drone deliveries.Although it may not be as wild as an airship, CNN reports that the US Patent and Trademark office granted Amazon a patent for a new method to deliver packages via drone: parachutes.Drones will “radio a message” to deploy package parachutes
The patent shows that drones will deploy packages &l
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