If Amazon's bid on the Radioshack locations is successful, it will build on Amazon's recent foray into commercial real estate. Amazon will be bidding against other large companies like Sprint Corporation and the investment group behind the Brookstone retail chain for those physical store locations. RadioShack is expected to file for bankruptcy sometime this month, according to Reuters. It is also considering converting the storefronts into fulfillment centers, where online-purchased goods can be stored for delivery or consumer pickup. The company is reportedly interested in using those spaces as Apple Store-style showrooms for its line of hardware products. News of this delay was met with severe frustration from businesses, particularly e-commerce companies.ĪMAZON IN TALKS TO BUY SOME RADIOSHACK LOCATIONS: Amazon is in negotiations to acquire some physical store locations from ailing RadioShack, according to Bloomberg. ![]() The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has delayed legislation that will govern commercial operations of aerial drones in US airspace, including any for e-commerce delivery purposes. Furthermore, it missed its original September 2014 deadline to finalize its commercial drone policy and could push back its final decision as far back as 2017, according to the Washington Post. This comes as Amazon - along with other American businesses - struggle to get approval from US aviation regulators to conduct their own commercial drone delivery trials. The drones are small and adopt the form of a quad-copter - very similar to Amazon's Prime Air prototypes. On Wednesday, those drones are expected to distribute 50 parcels from Alibaba’s TaoBao Marketplace within the Beijing city area, with the expectation of expanding to Shanghai and Guangzhou in the coming weeks. The trial comes out of a partnership with logistics company Shanghai YTO Express, and it involves the delivery of ginger tea packets to 450 Chinese customers who volunteered for the one-time drone tests. It often indicates a user profile.Į-Commerce Weekender is a collection of our favorite e-commerce news of the week, delivered Saturday mornings exclusively to BI Intelligence members.ĪLIBABA TESTS DRONES: Beating Amazon to the punch, Alibaba has started making commercial drone delivery trial runs in its home country of China, according to Bloomberg. The whole structure is VERY LIGHT and hence gives increased flight time.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. The fiberglass board and my design makes for an extremely strong and high crash resistant Quad Copter.Ī GoPro or any other suitably sized camera can be mounted directly to the top or bottom, of the Quad Copter.Ī Sonar sensor has it's own mount place, on landing gear, with clear visibility of the ground There are some nylon bolts for easy assembly and changing out of parts / sections of the Quad Copter. ![]() The Design is also fully modular for easy replacement of parts. The electronics platform, is large, to accommodate even the most complex installation. There is a LARGE battery bay with mounting strap holes. The Motors lie inboard of the arms for additional protection. The Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC) have their own mounting boards, with appropriate mounting plates. The arms are reversible so you can fly with some motors facing up and some down, all the while maintaining the correct thrust line. The design is made up of a very secure "ball" that protects the electronics and attaches the arms, making it extremely crash proof. This instructable focuses on the frame rather than electronics and motors however i will give some guidance on appropriatly sized ![]() Unfortunately frames from common Quad-copter shops can be very expensive and not very well engineered or suited to my needs.īecause of this I decided to Design my own frame to suit my every need. ![]() This drove me to search for a better frame made of composite materials specifically G10 fiberglass. My fist attempts at a frame were extremely heavy monsters of aluminum tubes and steel bolts. One of the main problems however when starting in Quad-copters (as i found out) is finding a strong cheap reliable and well designed frame. RC Quad-copters are becoming a craze throughout the RC world, and its no surprise as these machines are extremely fun and rewarding to fly. I'm a 17 year old student in South Africa with a passion for RC helicopters quad copters and planes If you enjoyed it please give my instructable a vote :) Hi everyone thank you for viewing my instructable
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