How exactly would it work? GPS would guide the drone to the correct delivery address and to within reasonable proximity of the net. At this point, the LED indicators on each of the net's four corners would triangulate the drone's position, enabling it to position itself around 3.3 feet above the net. A built-in sensor would scan a unique barcode, verifying that particular net as the rightful package recipient, and then the package would be dropped into a lockable container.
What might mailboxes of the future look like?
Answer: delivery nets for drones, complete with LED guide lights
Drones delivering mail and packages to homes and businesses seems a realistic use, but thus far, proposals for doing so safely -- without running into fences, pets or children -- are lackluster. Enter Skynet, a system in which drones zero in to drop deliveries into a purpose-built net, guided by LEDs to ensure centimeter-perfect accuracy, Gizmag reported.
How exactly would it work? GPS would guide the drone to the correct delivery address and to within reasonable proximity of the net. At this point, the LED indicators on each of the net's four corners would triangulate the drone's position, enabling it to position itself around 3.3 feet above the net. A built-in sensor would scan a unique barcode, verifying that particular net as the rightful package recipient, and then the package would be dropped into a lockable container.
How exactly would it work? GPS would guide the drone to the correct delivery address and to within reasonable proximity of the net. At this point, the LED indicators on each of the net's four corners would triangulate the drone's position, enabling it to position itself around 3.3 feet above the net. A built-in sensor would scan a unique barcode, verifying that particular net as the rightful package recipient, and then the package would be dropped into a lockable container.
