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Amazon iniciará entregas con drones infographic
El gráfico muestra cómo opera el dron MK27-2.
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TECNOLOGÍA

Amazon se prepara para entregas con drones

By Jordi Bou

June 16, 2022 - Después de casi una década de desarrollo, Amazon dice que comenzará
a entregar por primera vez paquetes con drones más adelante este año, cuando obtenga aprobación final de las autoridades reguladoras.

Amazon's latest delivery drone, the MK27-2, can carry parcels as heavy as 2.3kg to shoppers within 30 minutes.

The drone is fitted with multiple, computer-linked sensors to avoid collisions.

If the regulatory approval goes through, it will be a major milestone for Amazon, which has been promising some version of aerial package delivery for almost a decade. The company has had some major setbacks, including a handful of crashes, reports of alleged safety lapses, and high turnover.

In December 2016, the company ran an apparently successful trial in Cambridge, UK. A package was delivered, by drone, in 13 minutes.

The online retailer said that customers in Lockeford, California, would be among the first to receive drone deliveries later this year.

Amazon is competing against Wing, UPS and many smaller companies to create devices capable of delivering emergency supplies and consumer goods within minutes.

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PUBLISHED: 16/06/2022; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Amazon
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