Quadrotors are some of the coolest things around: they’re like tireless little Batteries Not Included robots that can do pretty much anything you can imagine. So what if a quadrotor could pinpoint your location and deliver you fresh tacos, anywhere, anytime? This is the goal of the Tacocopter- we’re living the dream in a technological age, people. Now, before you get too excited, I have to break the news to you that the Tacocopter is still only a concept, as there are still a number of stumbling blocks in the way of heavenly Mexican delights dropping in on you like manna.
Tacocopter: Quadrotors Will Hunt You Down…And FEED YOU
One of the reasons that the Tacocopter isn’t already blazing around pooping out little burritos like an insane Spanish fly is that the whole thing is blatantly against FAA regulations, but apparently lobbying has already started to try to change that. You have to consider the ramifications of that, though- with hundreds of little quadrotors buzzing around delivering things, overhead space in the city would become pretty congested. There’s no air traffic control for mini copters, and there’s no way to keep the ‘delivered by robots’ thing to one company if it ever did get approved. It would be a veritable cloud of quadrotors flying around, hoping not to smash into each other or be taken down by stoned predators with the munchies out on their balconies. The only way to combat any of that would be to put a camera on the Tacocopter, and then you open a whole new kettle of beans with privacy laws.
No, I fear it will be a long time before our dreams of autonomous, tireless worker drones will be able to deliver us tasty treats on a whim, but the concept is a great one. Sitting out on a patio, dock, or in a public park and having delicious tacos dropped in your lap by a cute little quadrotor wearing a sombrero and a moustache? (I may be taking racist artistic liberties.) I can truly say the Tacocopter would fulfill both a need and a dream of mine, but it will most likely remain years away. You can check out the Tacocopter homepage and spread it around to try to help taco loving ‘lobbyists’, but since there isn’t even a true ‘beta’, I would be hesitant to give them your email address just yet. There’s a great chance this is just a scam to sell “Eat Tacos Errry Day” hats and “I Quadroter Tacos” t shirts… but a man can dream, can’t he?
