By Ken Storey
Update 7-31-13 The drone has been grounded
InCake Bakery, a Chinese cake factory across the Huangpu River from downtown Shanghai, retrofitted three four foot wide drones to deliver their cakes to customers. Each drone can reach a height of about 100 meters, can be controlled from several miles away and has two cameras on it. Drone pilots drive around the city controlling it. Delivery time is 45 minutes, far less than if the factory had to utilize the city's crowded streets. Story via Shanghai Daily, Shanghaiist
Update 7-31-13 The drone has been grounded
InCake Bakery, a Chinese cake factory across the Huangpu River from downtown Shanghai, retrofitted three four foot wide drones to deliver their cakes to customers. Each drone can reach a height of about 100 meters, can be controlled from several miles away and has two cameras on it. Drone pilots drive around the city controlling it. Delivery time is 45 minutes, far less than if the factory had to utilize the city's crowded streets. Story via Shanghai Daily, Shanghaiist
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| Photo by Ti Gong, via ShanghaiDaily.com |