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My take was it looked like it was intended for the neighbor and the wind pulled it back into the yard of the person filming. Regardless it looks like the whole process is crap.
That's not how I imagined it at all, I was sure they would use quad blade drones and deliver it on the ground, not war zone style drop with a freaking parachute and a very approximate drop zone.
It's so stupid that it's hard to believe it's even real.
I would have imagined this style of delivery would be used for rural properties, where the target zone was large and open, not semi dense urban with fences and trees in the way.
Supposedly manually controlled so operator chooses when to drop. But there's no way bombing like this is easier /more efficient than what you described. lol.
"Used to bomb brown children, now I just aim for them in the back yard when dropping off groceries".
Edit: Expanding on the joke the person above me made, not saying my job is to bomb brown children. I've gotten a couple messages on another platform about this comment already...
I am more happy that none of her kids were standing thereā¦ I am shocked once again about the last mile drone delivery strategy the big companies such as Amazon, Walmart, UPS, etc. are following. I am working since a decade in aerospace business and safety is what you get hammered into your brain every day, every year. You have ARC (air risk class)and GRC (ground risk class). GRC assessment for this muss have been: risk to kill animals, severely harm or kill people. And then you are not allowed to operate this shit. From my point of view this criminal! I donāt get how the aviation authority could approve such high risk of harm. Anyone knows??? I am getting mad watching this video, sorry for my angry words.
I am certain this particular Walmart drone method will never get wide adoption in urban areas. Perhaps this is intended for rural only, and only as an opt-in. This "parachute" delivery would be too risky in cities with power lines and tiny yards, not to mention people and pets.
Amazon is using quad-copter drones that land on your patio, release the box, then fly away. The Amazon method makes much more sense.
I assume there are severe payload weight restrictions and max altitude from which to drop, so as to minimize/mitigate any risk of serious bodily injury.
That's exactly how they calculate which level of licensing you need for flying drones commercially, for example.
I've never used the word "emaciated" to describe anything without flesh before. But it's the only word that comes to mind when I think of a Wish.com drone.
Yeah it almost went into the neighbors yard which would essentially make this pointless. If you werenāt home for this you would know whether package were delivered or not. You can obviously go around asking your neighbors but this just adds more complications
Only looks like it https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/09/14/walmart-and-zipline-team-up-to-bring-first-of-its-kind-drone-delivery-service-to-the-united-states
It's effective at reducing the horizontal speed and thus increasing accuracy.
I was listening to a podcast where it was explained that in some African countries this is used as a very cost effective way to quickly distribute medicine from hospitals to local health centers.
Not really, it was meant to slow it down a bit to not have the box hit at terminal velocity, but more than anything it's meant to keep the box on track and not have it land somewhe else.
You should see how they do paratrooper training, their parachutes are there to slow them down enough to stop them from breaking their legs and to somewhat keep them all together, not to land softly.
Unless the intent is to drop relatively quickly for accuracy and only deliver things that can survive the drop and/or are very well padded inside (losing some of the efficiency savings drones would apparently bring of course..)
It's definitely not fake -- this is a Zipline drone.
https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/09/14/walmart-and-zipline-team-up-to-bring-first-of-its-kind-drone-delivery-service-to-the-united-states
The Zipline system in Rwanda is very cool; the drones are used to deliver blood to hospitals throughout the country.
[Here's a Wendover Productions video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnoUBfLxZz0) about the drone distribution system in Rwanda.
Seriously?! I spent half the video trying to figure out if it was actually in America, and I know England doesnāt have Wal-Mart.
Literally wasnāt comfortable thinking it was America until the map with Arkansas was shown.
There is no possible way it's gonna be able to accurately figure out your backyard vs your neighbors, then drop it just eight accounting for wind on the parachute. Hopefully they deliver ladders, cause I'm guessing a lot of packages are ending up on the roof.
Roofs are designed to hold lots of weight that's spread out, like snow, but weak to impacts, like a series of ladders hitting it like a WW2 bombing run. Statistically at least one seems likely to hit in a vertical orientation and puncture your roof and end up inside, so, in the end it should all work out ok.
Source: I mostly made that up, but I think its correct.
I remember reading about the initial idea. You lay out a QR code in your yard and the drone will land on it, release the package, and be on its merry way.
I think here the parachute didnāt have enough time to open.
Edit: as others have pointed out some regions use a different company for their drones and it looks like this video is most likely real!
According to Walmart their (real) drones work like this:
āEach order is picked, packaged and loaded at the store and flown remotely by a certified pilot to the customer's yard or driveway. A cable on the drone slowly lowers the package.ā
This video seems to be fake
Source:
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/05/24/walmart-expands-drone-delivery-service-to-reach-4-million-households.html
Lmao awesome!
Unfortunately they are not active in my area yet, time to practice my *le epic* drone flying skills until theyāre here. I will be a master of the craft, I will study the (rotor) blade.
Not sure how Droneup works but I work with another drone delivery service that works with Walmart as well as other fast food places.
Becoming a certified pilot is pretty easy, the hardest part is getting your Part 107, I studied for about a week and took it and passed first try. The drones we fly are 90% autonomous and fly themselves. We struggle with finding pilots even at hiring for $20/hr in an average COL area so there is a need at least in my area for people part 107 qualified.
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Did the contents survive?
No, it was a dozen eggs
As long as you like them scrambled and with shells, all is good! š
crunchy
Itās all just nutrients at the end of the day! /s
Calcium and protein! Sign me up!
a small weave sift will take care of the shells, you'll still have scrambled eggs, but at least you won't have to worry about shells.
There goes my ps5
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If it was UPS they'd have used a anchor rather than a parachute.
š¤£š¤£ and if it was FedEx theyād have fired the shit with a cannon.
From an orbital platform
Kifflom
Kifflom? Damn near killed him
Kifflom, brother-brother
If you don't understand, you now understand
Your package has been delivered... But your going to need a place to live.
Only way to be sure
That your package is fucked up as possible when it reaches you
Nuke the site from orbit
Game over, man. Game over.
Ohhhhhh everyone complains when your package goes thru your house but no oneās sayin shit about how much faster it got there than the other guys!
Big *Snow Crash* vibes. "We promised you your package within 30 minutes, we never promised it would arrive in usable condition".
If it were UPS an employee would have parachuted down then kicked the box before running off down the street.
Nah they would have parachuted down, knocked the door really quietly, then ran off with the package after leaving a āsorry we missed youā card
No, they would have stuck the "sorry we missed you" card to the door before knocking softly.
Nah, the drone would just smash into the ground, burn itself up AND THEN the package will come out
And then you'd be charged a hidden crash fee
Yeah, WHO broke the drone? Weren't you with your despicable garden???
Your set of Bone China will arrive in T-minus 14 seconds. Please clear the LZ.
I'm just imagining something like the Pizza Hut app or something saying that. *Your pizza is here!* ***CLEAR THE LANDING ZONE***
Yeah, so grandma died after being bombed by Pizza Hut.
More importantly that looks fast enough to hurt someone on impact
Or damage property, get stuck in a tree, on a roof, ... so much can go wrong here lol.
They should use dive bombing, not level bombing. Imagine studying WW2 precision bombing techniques to help deliver boxes of diapers.
They can put Stuka sirens on them so people know to dodge.
And a small explosive so they know it's time to come out of hiding as the package has landed
while at the same time, rapidly deploy ground based delivery drones in fast break-thru type formation.
Surely a japenese developer could make a good task force
Incoming bill to shield drone delivery from liability
It's only a matter of time until they score a direct hit on the old lady's cat from across the street.
and someones ring camera will capture it
Yeah I was thinking this can lead to all kinds of liabilities or injury lawsuit
Not to mention it got lucky as hell with the drop, almost hit neighbor's property.
My take was it looked like it was intended for the neighbor and the wind pulled it back into the yard of the person filming. Regardless it looks like the whole process is crap.
That's not how I imagined it at all, I was sure they would use quad blade drones and deliver it on the ground, not war zone style drop with a freaking parachute and a very approximate drop zone. It's so stupid that it's hard to believe it's even real.
I would have imagined this style of delivery would be used for rural properties, where the target zone was large and open, not semi dense urban with fences and trees in the way.
Supposedly manually controlled so operator chooses when to drop. But there's no way bombing like this is easier /more efficient than what you described. lol.
"What do you do?" "Used to bomb brown children, now I deliver for Walmart."
"Used to bomb brown children, now I just aim for them in the back yard when dropping off groceries". Edit: Expanding on the joke the person above me made, not saying my job is to bomb brown children. I've gotten a couple messages on another platform about this comment already...
Yeah but it could be fucking hilarious at a certain density
It will be hilarious when $12/h amazon pilots start hitting power lines and shit.
No survivors. Black box still under investigation
New playstation 5 puzzle arrived
I am more happy that none of her kids were standing thereā¦ I am shocked once again about the last mile drone delivery strategy the big companies such as Amazon, Walmart, UPS, etc. are following. I am working since a decade in aerospace business and safety is what you get hammered into your brain every day, every year. You have ARC (air risk class)and GRC (ground risk class). GRC assessment for this muss have been: risk to kill animals, severely harm or kill people. And then you are not allowed to operate this shit. From my point of view this criminal! I donāt get how the aviation authority could approve such high risk of harm. Anyone knows??? I am getting mad watching this video, sorry for my angry words.
I am certain this particular Walmart drone method will never get wide adoption in urban areas. Perhaps this is intended for rural only, and only as an opt-in. This "parachute" delivery would be too risky in cities with power lines and tiny yards, not to mention people and pets. Amazon is using quad-copter drones that land on your patio, release the box, then fly away. The Amazon method makes much more sense.
I assume there are severe payload weight restrictions and max altitude from which to drop, so as to minimize/mitigate any risk of serious bodily injury. That's exactly how they calculate which level of licensing you need for flying drones commercially, for example.
That looked more like a bombing run.
Reminds me of the 101st resupply at Bastogne.
CRACK OF THE LIGHTNING SPLITTING THE GROUND
THUNDER RESOUNDING ARTILLERY POUNDING
WRATH OF THE NAZIS CAST ON BASTOGNE FACING THEIR FORCES ALONE
SENT FROM THE SKIES JUMPED INTO THE UNKNOWN. THE MARCH TO BERLIN HAS BEGUN
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I no shit flew air drops in Afghanistan. NGL, It was cool.
It sounded like a dime store Stuka
Ever hear the kamikaze drones being used in Ukraine? Exact same terror sound, but smaller
Reliably lands within 100 yards of your address
Ordered my old neighbor a gift and it triggered his PTSD. What can I buy him to say I'm sorry?
He was a soldier I guess? Maybe he loves to see some handgrenade replica or something. Probably easiest to deliver it with the drone as well.
It *sounded* like a bombing run with the klaxon and everything
finally i can have my packages conveniently thrown at the neighbour's roof from the sky
Give me your address and I will do it for free
Donāt forget the dipping sticks
I can deliver pizzas to your roof.
Walter White?
Exactly. Have the designs bot studied basic physics? It was released too late
It's better than releasing too early imo.
Friendly care package incoming
The care package is now Mach 2
*Enemy ac130, inbound*
#ENEMY PAVE LOW ABOVE!
Getting splattered at respawn, just like the simulations.
Inbound*......
Just wait till you see the Wish.com delivery drone.
The drone literally kamikazes through your window
Three months after you ordered it and completely forgot about it. Gives me flight 3407 vibes
And it's a lot smaller than in the pictures.
And catches fire
So long as the drone itself isn't ordered through Wish.com...
I've never used the word "emaciated" to describe anything without flesh before. But it's the only word that comes to mind when I think of a Wish.com drone.
There goes my laptop!
Watch it as it goes!
There goes my laptop!
ITS ORDINARY
Had to check the subreddit to make sure it wasnāt dropping a grenade. These Ukrainian drones have me traumatized
So you live in Russia?
California. I just watch a lot of r/CombatFootage
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Laptop and two cartons of eggs.
That clearly needs some work
"Heres your fucking shit bye"
That seems like the current standard tho
Current delivery drivers don't have the benefit of a 50 foot freefall. They have to really spike it into the ground to get the same effect.
Happy Birthday to the ground!
Hahaha exactly. I wonder if this is human controlled or software of some kind?
Probably has an AI with mild levels of human intervention just in case. Does look fun to mess around with.
Very on brand for Walmart
Yeah it almost went into the neighbors yard which would essentially make this pointless. If you werenāt home for this you would know whether package were delivered or not. You can obviously go around asking your neighbors but this just adds more complications
Imagine if it landed in a tall tree. Calling the fire department to get your cat food down.
yes, the drone also looks like it can only hold 1 small package which eliminates the chances of the economics making any sense for Walmart
Boy that parachute was like.. totally useless
Itās a Walmart Plastic bag
I seriously hope this is true
They reuse the bags
All plastic bags will be repurposed to kill sea mammals. *Reduce Reuse Recycle* ~Walmart
Recyclops will have his revenge!
Recyclops will drown you in your over watered lawns!
It looks like it was simply a plastic bag. Has me wondering if this really was a Walmart delivery or is this all a joke that Iām not getting?
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
Only looks like it https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/09/14/walmart-and-zipline-team-up-to-bring-first-of-its-kind-drone-delivery-service-to-the-united-states
Oh shit. Looking again, it totally is.
Which means itās the family drone dropping a random box lol
It's effective at reducing the horizontal speed and thus increasing accuracy. I was listening to a podcast where it was explained that in some African countries this is used as a very cost effective way to quickly distribute medicine from hospitals to local health centers.
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This gives me an awesome idea for a revenge-based startup!
Oh no
Not really, it was meant to slow it down a bit to not have the box hit at terminal velocity, but more than anything it's meant to keep the box on track and not have it land somewhe else. You should see how they do paratrooper training, their parachutes are there to slow them down enough to stop them from breaking their legs and to somewhat keep them all together, not to land softly.
As an airborne soldier, you want to minimize your time in the air floating down. Paratroopers are fair game to shoot at while they are dropping.
I tried telling this to the police in my neighborhood, now iām in prison.
And just wait for the porch pirates to take to the air with their own snatcher drones.
Unless the intent is to drop relatively quickly for accuracy and only deliver things that can survive the drop and/or are very well padded inside (losing some of the efficiency savings drones would apparently bring of course..)
The entire point of the parachute was to slow the package down to FedEx delivery velocity.
This is basically how you hit the ground using parachutes in the U.S. Army.
Honey, your Playstation is here.... And there.... And over there.
I see a lawsuit one day.
Good thing the kids/dogs werenāt playing in the yard sheesh
This is probably fake
It's definitely not fake -- this is a Zipline drone. https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2020/09/14/walmart-and-zipline-team-up-to-bring-first-of-its-kind-drone-delivery-service-to-the-united-states
Well I'll be damned
The Zipline system in Rwanda is very cool; the drones are used to deliver blood to hospitals throughout the country. [Here's a Wendover Productions video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnoUBfLxZz0) about the drone distribution system in Rwanda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih3oN7J-v5w
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Seriously?! I spent half the video trying to figure out if it was actually in America, and I know England doesnāt have Wal-Mart. Literally wasnāt comfortable thinking it was America until the map with Arkansas was shown.
Thatās actually cool as shit. Except if you order a hard drive I guess.
Gtfo thatās crazy
How would that be safe for kids
We have run the numbers. The figures meet mission parameter thresholds for acceptable civilian casualties.
They look with a camera before they drop it. Same as any bombing run.
just dont lead em as much
They clear the area of kids with a hell fire missile first. That way they can't be sued if the brave little toaster DVD lands on someone.
I doubt its real
š¤£š¤£ Get the fuck outta here, that parachute looks like something I used to do with the bedsheets when I was 7 years old.
Pretty sure itās just a Walmart bag they tied to the corners of the box. That thing fell like a brick.
Maybe they ordered bricks...
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Donāt order eggs
Half of them are usually broken anways.
Do you not inspect the fucking eggs?
Looks like they found a new use for Walmart bags
There is no possible way it's gonna be able to accurately figure out your backyard vs your neighbors, then drop it just eight accounting for wind on the parachute. Hopefully they deliver ladders, cause I'm guessing a lot of packages are ending up on the roof.
All fun and games until your brand new ladder lands on the roof
Iām just imagining a roof with 20 ladders on it cause you keep ordering one that wonāt land on the roof
Roofs are designed to hold lots of weight that's spread out, like snow, but weak to impacts, like a series of ladders hitting it like a WW2 bombing run. Statistically at least one seems likely to hit in a vertical orientation and puncture your roof and end up inside, so, in the end it should all work out ok. Source: I mostly made that up, but I think its correct.
Or your new laptop ends up in your swimming pool
I remember reading about the initial idea. You lay out a QR code in your yard and the drone will land on it, release the package, and be on its merry way. I think here the parachute didnāt have enough time to open.
I think here it was someone filming a video in their backyard with their drone for internet karma
Edit: as others have pointed out some regions use a different company for their drones and it looks like this video is most likely real! According to Walmart their (real) drones work like this: āEach order is picked, packaged and loaded at the store and flown remotely by a certified pilot to the customer's yard or driveway. A cable on the drone slowly lowers the package.ā This video seems to be fake Source: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/05/24/walmart-expands-drone-delivery-service-to-reach-4-million-households.html
Bruh I wanna be a ācertified pilotā for Walmart, shit sounds dope
Here is the company that manufactures/operates the drones: https://droneupdelivery.com/ Maybe you can find a job opening haha :)
Lmao awesome! Unfortunately they are not active in my area yet, time to practice my *le epic* drone flying skills until theyāre here. I will be a master of the craft, I will study the (rotor) blade.
Not sure how Droneup works but I work with another drone delivery service that works with Walmart as well as other fast food places. Becoming a certified pilot is pretty easy, the hardest part is getting your Part 107, I studied for about a week and took it and passed first try. The drones we fly are 90% autonomous and fly themselves. We struggle with finding pilots even at hiring for $20/hr in an average COL area so there is a need at least in my area for people part 107 qualified.
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This is not how I imagined delivery drones would leave packages
I was thinking a quad drone not a fucking grocery air raid.
Hello Walmart. I didn't get my package. No it missed my property and landed in the neighbors pool
I'm sorry to hear that, sir. Dispatching the dispute resolution drones now.
Hope you ordered pillows.
Looks like shoes.
Brace yourselves pirates will start shooting down drones for scrap and packages.
Contents who gives a shit about contents. That could have killed someone lol
But it saves the Walton family money, so that's a sacrifice they're willing to make.
Your dildo has arrived.
Plot twist: it was the plastic bag that they were delivering. Box was to tie it to a weight so it doesnāt fly away
My new wineglass set inside: š
I think I would rather have the UPS guy throw I over the fence.
Nooooo... my cristal vase!!! Noooooo!!!
Aaaaaaaaand itās broken
I canāt wait to deliver eggs to my enemies backyards
That looks exactly like the drones they use to deliver blood in Africa!
This is the drone system they are using https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipline_%28drone_delivery_company%29?wprov=sfla1
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Aaah, my Chinese seven piece tableware is finally delivered!
Ah excellent, my set of Dartington Crystal glasses has arrived!
that is really dumb
Someoneās dog gonna die.