Amazon has been awarded a patent for a pocket-sized, voice controlled drone that can be used to help police in chases, aid firefighters in tackling blazes, and even find lost children.
The unmanned aerial vehicle will have a built-in software that will allow it to understand commands spoken by a user or controls from an app, according to a United States Patent and Trademark Office filing from Tuesday.
Amazon did not mention Alexa ,but as the e-commerce giant already has experience in this technology, it could potentially build it into its drones.
The drone will have a microphone and a camera that will allow it to carry out several functions outlined by the patent including:
• Finding a lost child whereby the drone's camera will identify a person's face or perhaps a barcode printed on the kid's clothes
• Locating a vehicle when a person can't find it a parking lot by recognizing trait such as the make, model or color
• In search and rescue missions to find downed airliners, sailors or ships lost at sea
• To identify people trapped in a burning building
• Following a suspect so that a cop car could cut off the runner
• Recording stunts or other activities, effectively replacing current helmet cameras.
Very interesting and impressive
SOURCE : NBC
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