Is a helicopter better than a human? Welcome to the future, where your post rains down from the sky. But some think we should go back to good old postmen and women.
Oh no! Rover has bitten that drone again
Is a helicopter better than a human? Welcome to the future, where your post rains down from the sky. But some think we should go back to good old postmen and women.
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He is not your averageTypical or usual. superhero. He has a black-and-white cat named Jess and he drives a red Royal Mail van. But everyone in the village has something to thank him for. He saves cats from trees, finds stolen strawberries and delivers letters even in extremeVery great, or beyond what is expected. weather.
When people think of postmen and women, they often think of Postman PatA British children's TV series which ran from 1981 to 2017.. But he might soon be out of a job.
Big companies like AmazonA large river and jungle in South America. Also the name of a US-based company that started off selling books online. It now sells almost any product and is expanding into futuristic computer technology. want to find a way to deliver post without having to pay humans to drive it around.
Many are turning to dronesDrones are aircraft flown with no humans on board. They are used for many different purposes. and robots. Amazon says that their parcels in the UK will be delivered by drones as soon as the end of 2024.
Some think this will be much better. It will be quicker than a postman. The clothes you order online could arrive at your house one hour later.
But some think losing the human side is a very bad thing. Many poems have been written about postmen. People remember the men and women who deliver letters every morning - and they enjoy seeing them.
For others, inventing new things is what really makes us human. Before we had postmen, we had men on horses. We should always look to the future, they say, not the past.
Is a helicopter better than a human?
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Yes! Drones will be much quicker than humans. This is a much better way to deliver letters and parcels.
No! We need to see other humans in our lives. There is something wonderful about the postman knocking on your door. It would be sad if it never happened.
Average - Typical or usual.
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Postman Pat - A British children's TV series which ran from 1981 to 2017.
Amazon - A large river and jungle in South America. Also the name of a US-based company that started off selling books online. It now sells almost any product and is expanding into futuristic computer technology.
Drones - Drones are aircraft flown with no humans on board. They are used for many different purposes.
Oh no! Rover has bitten that drone again

Glossary
Average - Typical or usual.
Extreme - Very great, or beyond what is expected.
Postman Pat - A British children's TV series which ran from 1981 to 2017.
Amazon - A large river and jungle in South America. Also the name of a US-based company that started off selling books online. It now sells almost any product and is expanding into futuristic computer technology.
Drones - Drones are aircraft flown with no humans on board. They are used for many different purposes.