All hail the drone, the first federally authorised urban delivery having taken place in the U.S.

The package was delivered to a home in Nevada, and the state governor was excited enough to publicly declare his state had made history.

The six-rotor drone kept it simple first time around, dropping off a package with water, food and a first aid kit. Below from Sky:

The flying machine followed a pre-GPS programmed route for the half-mile journey on 10 March, says Flirtey chief executive Matt Sweeney.

A pilot and visual observers were on standby during the flight but they weren’t needed, he added.

Mr Sweeney said it proves drones can safely navigate urban obstacles such as power lines, rooftops and street lamps.

Yep, you definitely want to watch out for those pesky power lines – take it from the sizzled bird bodies we’ve all seen dotting the roads.

Nevada is one of six states authorised for drone delivery testing, although Amazon has been testing their system in both Canada and the Netherlands.

Something tells me it may still be a while before we see our local retailers using this system.

[source:skynews]

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