cp-webdeskThere has been much discussion about how drones will either replace delivery personnel or make their jobs easier by travelling to remote areas in half the time. However, the concept has never before been utilised on a commercial level.
A man made the decision to use a drone to show how food could be delivered. Tech enthusiast Sohan Rai made the decision to spend one day working for Zomato to put his idea into practise. He realised how challenging it is for delivery drivers to find addresses or navigate in bad weather. He made the decision to build his own autonomous drone using his prior drone-building experience. He even made it pilotless by programming it.
He received a Pizza Hut order, and in order to deliver it, he arrived at an open area. The pizza was then loaded onto the drone for the customer’s delivery. 1.5 km separated us from the delivery location. He completed the drone’s delivery path upload and was ready to go. Along with the pizza, the drone launched into its unmanned flight. To track it and capture its delivery, he flew a second drone above it. Then, he dialled the client’s number and asked her to meet him at the entrance to her building compound.The woman was surprised to see her pizza being delivered via a drone.
“Drone Delivery: A thing that we have been hearing for a very long time, but have not seen it happening practically in India. Being a huge enthusiast of drones, I wanted to put my skills into use and build an autonomous drone which could deliver a pizza directly to a home, without having a pilot. Here, I have built the drone with a lot of Jugaad, and it would be a lot better when it is commercial. This is an experiment and was conducted with safety and precautions. It was really amazing to see the reactions and happiness of people. Drone delivery is not a dream! It is happening and will happen in India very very soon!” Rai wrote as caption.
