End of the ski lift? Amazon patents drone that can drag skiers up mountains with a tow grip
- A retractable sail would be lowered to take skiers to the top of the mountain
- The drone would be called with a smart phone to find someone’s location
- Amazon said extreme skiers can use this to ‘customize experience’ on slopes
Amazon has patented a drone that could replace the ski lift by dragging skiers up a mountain with a tow handle.
The system works by attaching a retractable sail to a drone that could be called up with a smart phone.
The location of a person would be sent from their phone to the drone, and a sail would be lowered for the skier who wants to travel to the top of the slope.
Amazon has patented a drone that could replace the ski lift by dragging skiers up a mountain with a tow handle
The location of a person would be sent from their phone to the drone, and a rope would be lowered for the skier who wants to travel up the slope
A tow handle would be attached to the end of the sail so that the shear can be held while the drone flies slowly.
Once the skier arrives at the top of the ski slope, pulls the sail back and the drone flies away to use another time.
Amazon wrote in the patent that an extreme skier could use this system to ‘reach a remote area or customize their experience’.
This means they could use it when they ‘go from a designated run and for reaching fresh powder’.
The document also suggests that the drone tow handle could also be used for water skiing or skateboarding according to The Telegraph.
Amazon wrote in the patent that an extreme skier could use this system to ‘reach a remote area or customize their experience’
The decision to patent a drone-tow handle system does not guarantee that Amazon will produce it, and it is not the first company to explore this option.
In 2016, Samsung sponsored a video in which YouTube star Casey Neistat used a drone to snowboard a mountain.
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