For cyclists, a drone to fly in front of and behind them to warn of upcoming danger: http://t.co/OgpDG3OAwy pic.twitter.com/BQ2zctHE7O

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) January 24, 2014

The design team wanted to "rework the current evil image of the drone" and make them "a force for good."

We need to see more of these.

Jeff Bezos let the cat out of the bag about this on 60 Minutes last night (I missed it), and its all over The Times, WaPo, and Twitter this morning. NOVA's notice leads to a pretty thorough overreview of drone applications I especially like the mention of uses for utility companies.

Utility companies could benefit from drones. Trapnell predicts they will one day patrol pipelines and power lines to monitor for problems. Small helicopter drones may fly close to wind turbines to make video inspections..

That puts me in mind of one of my favorite stories, The Bear and the Honey Pot.

Do I really have to wait five years for my first thirty-minute delivery?

Posted by The Verge in an article about an Iranian drone to rescue swimmers.