b55791b9f.jpg

Google today revealed it has been working on a top-secret drone delivery program for the last two years. Nick Roy, an MIT roboticist on sabbatical for two years, has been leading the project based in Australia.

Google has developed a tail sitter aircraft, capable of VTOL transitioning to forward flight.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/28/6080369/googles-project-wing-is-a-secret-drone-based-delivery-system

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/inside-googles-secret-drone-delivery-program/379306/?single_page=true

E-mail me when people leave their comments –

You need to be a member of diydrones to add comments!

Join diydrones

Comments

  • The Quadshot lives!

  • In addition they are going to have pressure put on them by traditional retailers....providing same day service. For many people same day service...will be good enough.

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/this-traditional-retailer-might-beat-...

  • The google engineers, should have just approached Dr Hugh Stone 15 years ago.

    http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/uav/twing/

    3701817544?profile=original

    T-Wing VTOL
  • I like Google's motor layout a lot more than the quadcopter glued to a wing designs everyone else is using.

  • Moderator

    Virtual Robotix VTOL project doing by Alessandro a member of FoxTeam with VRBrain 1.0 (Multipilot 8) . The Google X Project is not so innovative and impressive :) 

    Best

    Roberto 

  • @ Rob: Lol - my thoughts exactly.

    Not entirely sure what deliveries Google have in mind with this, but it's not gonna be big or heavy. 2 or 3 android lapel badges maybe...

  • so this is why they tried to illegalise all non commercial use hehe

  • Delivering dog food, one ounce at a time. :)

  • Hugues,  they were definitely not the first. Atmos from TU Delft had their platform flying in the air two years ago.

  • @Hugues, I am just afraid our key developers may sign up here;-)

    Other than that, we need to have(or develop) common platform for exotic air frame such as Tail Sitters, SingleCopter and CoaxCopter; not to wait to supply from Hobby King.

    Project Wing Interest Form – Google
This reply was deleted.