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Gizmodo reports that Amazon has been approved for a patent for airborne warehouses that use drones to make deliveries.

the patent shows a concept that would suspend huge flying warehouse in the sky and equip it with a fleet of drones that would deliver goods from the flying warehouse to the ground. These so-called “aerial fulfillment centers” would be used in places where lots of people have suddenly gathered, like a sports event or music festival, to help deliver things like food and souvenirs. The patent also describes how “shuttles,” or smaller airships, could be used to transport workers to and from the airborne warehouses.

The patent explains that Amazon blimps would hover over cities at 45-thousand feet and launch drones carrying orders, which would free-fall before their motors would take them down the rest of the way. A nearby shuttle would then collect drones after they complete their deliveries.

As the article points out, the idea is ludicrous. What happens if one of these aerial warehouses falls out of the sky? How would these warehouses mess up traffic control operations?  Click here for more information on the patent, including pictures.

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