I was impressed by the robots when I recently visited Amazon’s revamped aircraft delivery system in Arizona, but I was skeptical that the general public would approve of them. Anxious New Jersey residents have craned their faces skyward to record the sounds of what appeared to be enigmatic robots behind over the past few days, come up with ideas about their roots, and make plans to get rid of them. Amazon is working hard to persuade people that the 80-pound drones that fly over their homes represent the exciting prospect of online purchasing, just a few thousand miles away, west of Phoenix. You may have heard about Amazon’s robots before. The company teased them for more than a decade when Jeff Bezos announced the launch of Prime Air, an experimental aircraft distribution service that the firm hoped would eventually give thousands of items to consumers in 30 minutes or less. For Amazon abusers, the ball was amazing. Have a telephone connector? Your toothbrush was lost during a trip to operate. According to Mr. Bezos, a self-driving drone would push a button and fly through the sky in less time than it would take to travel to the business. That prospect didn’t arrive on schedule, nevertheless, and Mr. Bezos is now more focused on sending rockets to place. But Amazon hasn’t given up on robots. This year, I was invited down with my” Hard Fork” co-host, Casey Newton, to visit the facility where Amazon really launched the newest generation of Prime Air, and see its new robots in motion. Our tour was awkwardly timed, smack-dab in the middle of a national panic over the drones hovering over New Jersey. ( For what it’s worth, Amazon officials say the mystery drones aren’t theirs. Federal officials reported this week that the majority of the reported sightings were piloted planes and hobby drones, though some remain unidentified. We are having trouble retrieving the article’s content. In your browser’s settings, kindly enable JavaScript. Thank you for your patience as we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience as we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.