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Amazon is testing a new to deliver . It wants to use drones. These will deliver to in 30 minutes. Small, -controlled helicopters, called 'octocopters,' will carry up to 2.3kg. About of Amazon's parcels are this weight. 'Octocopters' look like . Amazon's boss talked about them on TV. He said they looked like science . He added: "It won't work for everything. We're not to deliver kayaks…this way."

The new could start by 2018. The boss said it will be for the environment and that "it's than driving trucks ". The U.S. needs to say OK, so Amazon is sure the 'octocopter' is to fly. Bezos joked that the 'octocopters' couldn't " on somebody's head". Amazon has to find new to be the best. Companies can disappear . Other businesses can overtake Amazon, if they use technology.

 


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