DroneNet: Decentralized Delivery System of Flying Robots

An Internet of drones. That is what John Robb, inventor and military strategist, proposes to tackle the problems related to last mile delivery of goods. In rough terrain with few or no roads, drones can be deployed to deliver goods to dispersed groups of people. While in urban areas traffic congestion can be relieved by shifting local pickup and delivery from ground to air. Robb floats the idea of a DroneNet in a series of blog posts. The drone network operates very much like the Internet. Lite...