The engineering side of things is central to Amazon's drone delivery plans, but so too is the need to convince the public that these things are safe. A series of patents has given an insight into how the e-commerce giant is addressing these concerns, with the latest describing drones that can break apart to spread the loads of metal and plastic raining down if something goes wrong.
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Category: Drones
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