Domino's UK Uses RC Helicopter to Deliver Pizza
And you thought ordering via the Xbox was cool...
Pizza delivery isn't exactly an exciting job but Domino's UK is hoping to spice things up a bit with its latest method. Surely more fun than driving the pizza to your door, the pizza maker is delivering pizza via its new Domicopter.
The video below was recently posted to Domino's UK's YouTube channel and shows a drone carrying a Domino's pizza delivery bag presumably filled with a pizza payload. While Domino's offers little in the way of information as to why it would need to deliver pizza via drone, it's good to know such a thing is possible (even if it is only a publicity stunt). You'd also probably have to pay in advance for your pizza, as we imagine drones aren't great with credit card machines or dishing out change.
The video follows news that a store in Lehi, Utah, USA, is live streaming pizza making via a website dubbed 'Domino's Live.' The website offers user the chance to watch their order being made thanks to five cameras placed around the kitchen, including one next to the oven.

Wow dude. You're beyond clueless.
You sir are an idiot. Look here: https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/Purchase
There you go, a remote guided UAV copter. Cheapest is only around $500. They used a camera copter in the video which is used to take pictures and video, because it can handle the weight. Then just that the cost of that copter and add $179 for the Remote Guidance System, available separately on the site I mentioned above.
You sir are an idiot. Look here: https://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/Purchase
There you go, a remote guided UAV copter. Cheapest is only around $500. They used a camera copter in the video which is used to take pictures and video, because it can handle the weight. Then just that the cost of that copter and add $179 for the Remote Guidance System, available separately on the site I mentioned above.
Go ahead and buy it dipsh!t and see how far you can fly it before it goes out of range. You're truly a moron. Also, let's see you fly that with 10 pounds with wind blowing. You believe everything you see on the internet as real?
Wow dude. You're beyond clueless.
Wow, dude go f yourself then jump off a bridge.
Wow dude. You're beyond clueless.
Wow, dude go f yourself then jump off a bridge.
You should expect people to disagree with you, because you are wrong for multiple reasons:
1) These aircraft can be automated and travel waypoint to waypoint. Even hobby RC aircraft can do this, just look at any serious FPV kit and they usually feature GPS and can at least use it to return to the pilot if the signal is lost. Travelling to a set destination is NOT a wild and unrealistic possibility limited to "military drones". Shit, I built a controller to do this myself. It accepts data from GPS receivers and air pressure sensors and mixes transmitter input with its own to control the multicopter's attitude and flight.
2) Even if it were piloted manually, the range can be enormous, in the tens of kilometres, with equipment costing significantly less than "millions of dollars". There are numerous examples of multi-kilometer FPV flights on YouTube for you to peruse and see what I mean.
3) The carrying-capacity of multicopters can be enormous. They can easily have 1-3 kilowatts of power at their disposal. Enough for a couple of pizzas and a couple of miles.
4) I get the impression you don't own any of these seeing as you're talking about wind having a large effect on the aircraft. This isn't really all that likely, as the control systems, depending on which you choose, can be incredibly effective at counteracting wind. I even have a tiny palm-sized quad that cost peanuts which is capable of flying steadily in winds my more "traditional" helis would struggle with.