The 13 Most Unusual New Uses For Drones

Drones are often times thought of as killing machines, but there are a number of different, and sometimes bizarre use cases for them.

Sure, drones have found a place in law enforcement. But you'll also see them in third world countries, on farms, and in many other places. 

There's a growing community of hobbyists who build and fly their own drones. 

Some people are tinkering with ways for drones to deliver tacos, and even build towers.

Hobbyists are using drones to shoot action sports.

Drones can be incredibly useful if you want to capture shots of yourself snowboarding, jetskiing, or doing any other activity that is otherwise hard to shoot. 

When we spoke with 3DRobotics co-founder and founder of DIY DRONES Chris Anderson back in December, he was working on a follow-me box. It's essentially a box the size of your phone that you would wear on your belt to summon a droid and have it follow you around with a camera. 

The Golf Channel also sees a use for drones.

The Golf Channel has previously experimented with a drone to film golfers. Titleist posted a photo of the Golf Channel's hover camera back in March showing it fly over the heads of the golfers. 

The Hoverfly ERITSA is dubbed as an aerial cinema system. It offers live video streaming and 

Dominos has toyed around with a drone for delivering pizza.

Last month, Dominos released a video showing how a drone could deliver a box of pizza. It was filmed in the UK as a marketing tool for the pizza chain, but there are no plans to actually use drones to deliver pizzas. 

By Megan Rose Dickey