It'scommontocarrythingsonbikestrainsandevenplanes.Butdoyouknowsmalldrones(无人机)canhelpcarrypackagestoyourhome?
FortwoyearsGooglehasbeenworkinghardintheirsecretresearchlab.TheirlatestprojectiscalledProjectWing.
ProjectWingisGoogle'sinventionofadronedeliveryservice.Itishalfplaneandhalfhelicopterandisslightlybiggerthanaseagull.Itcandeliverpackagestobuyersbydronetodoor.
ThefirstdronetestwasmadeonafarminWarwickAustralia.Itsentsweetsanddogtreatstoafarmer.Thedroneflewtothefarmhovered(盘旋),andreleasedthepackagewithawire.Deliveryishere!
Thebestthingaboutdronedeliveryservicesisthatdeliverytimeswillbegreatlycutdown(a)你可以上午在网上订购你喜欢的东西。Andbynoontimethedeliverydronewilllandyourpackage.
ThroughouthistorytherehavebeenaseriesofinventionsthathavehelpedpeoplemovethingsaroundsaidAstroTellerleadscientistofGoogleWingtoCNN.TellerthinksGoogledroneswillbethenextbigstepintheseries.
Interestinglydronesarenotthat(b)____.
TheUShasbeenusingarmeddronessince2002.Butdronesmayalsogetanotheruse.Filmcompanieshaveaskedtousedronestoshootvideosfromthesky.
(c)YetGoogle'sdeliverydroneswon’tbeabletoflytocustomersanytimesoon.HoweverGooglehasprovedthatdronedeliveryispossible.AndwithAmazonannouncingtheirdronedeliveryservicelastyeartheheatisontomakesafeandsuitabledronestoflytheskiesforcustomers.
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