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Can't wait for the first reported package theft via fishing net.

In all seriousness, this is a good thing if we approach it smartly. Drones are small, do not consume a massive amount of fossil fuels to operate, scale really well, and likely will lead to other interesting advances in logistics, aerospace, etc. Sure there are concerns to be addressed, but I see this as inevitable.

Frankly I'm left wondering where FedEx, UPS and the USPS are in all of this. I'd be curious to know what % of their revenue comes from shipments that are small enough to be carried by a current-day drone (let alone what they might be able to carry down the line). Obviously they have some protection in certain markets because of things like the weather though (good luck flying one on a decently windy day in Chicago).

Cool, we will be able to shoot down drones and get a prize.
How common is delivery truck robbery? Because there you can point a gun at a human, and snaffle many prizes.