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posted by martyb on Saturday October 07 2017, @03:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the catch-me-if-you-can dept.

To use DelivAir, clients would start by requesting a delivery via a smartphone app. Possible scenarios could include a hiker in need of a first aid kit, a stranded cyclist needing a spare inner tube, or even a remotely-located person requiring life-saving equipment such as an EpiPen or defibrillator.

At a store, depot, or other location, the required item would then be loaded onto a drone, which would autonomously fly out to the client's smartphone GPS coordinates. Using the app, the client could in turn check the GPS coordinates of the drone in real time, to see how close it was getting to them.

Now when you break your Ming vase, a drone can deliver another one to you on the spot.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 07 2017, @10:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 07 2017, @10:12PM (#578671)

    You'd be covered for the burn, but not necessarily a sprain or broken leg. Both of which you might be able to leave with if you've h got appropriate gear.And there's plenty of other things that need supplies. Carrying a huge first aid kit just in case isn't realistic in most places that are too rough to get a chopper or atv in.

    And sometimes the supplies get lost. If the reason you need the help is that you slipped going over a snow field that first aid kit may no longer be accessible.