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06-04-2013, 06:09 PM
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Domino's Tests Drone Pizza Delivery
In perhaps the first bit of "technological research" to involve flying pepperoni, Domino's has developed a drone capable of delivering pizzas. While the idea is likely just a PR stunt, a Domino's franchise in the United Kingdom posted a video on Monday of the unmanned "DomiCopter" actually delivering two pizzas in the company's signature Heatwave bags. A spokesman for the Michigan-based pizza company confirmed that the concept is "the brainchild of our independent master franchise company in the U.K." The digital media company T and Biscuits partnered with drone firm AeroSight to bring the idea to life. But don't expect two piping hot pizzas to be delivered to your door anytime soon. A similar idea called the TacoCopter -- an app that would dispatch a drone to deliver a taco to your door -- went viral last year, but the service is illegal under U.S. law. Federal Aviation Administration rules ban unmanned aircraft like drones from being used for commercial purposes. A DomiCopter in the United Kingdom seems just as unlikely. http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/04/tech...source=cnn_bin |