Delivery drone
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Google's drone-delivery sister company Wing is rapidly expanding its drone delivery services in Logan, a city in Queensland Australia that Wing says is now the drone delivery capital of the world. Only red tape is holding back world domination.
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Although electric multicopter drones have many potential applications, their 30-minute-or-less battery life limits their actual uses. The gas/electric HAMR hybrid is designed to address that limitation, offering flight times of up to 3.5 hours.
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Back in April, Wingcopter launched its flagship eVTOL fixed-wing delivery drone, the Wingcopter 198, and now the drone maker has formed a strategic partnership with Air Methods to create a healthcare-specific drone delivery network across the US.
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This totally unique eVTOL design promises range, cargo and efficiency advantages unmatched by anything else on the market, using a dihedral folding wing design that gives it a tiny ground footprint in VTOL mode, and a huge wingspan in the air.
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Amazon is understandably keen to make the job of deliveries easier. The latest idea is a new patent for a system where delivery vans would carry items almost to their destination, then send out and direct ground drones to do the final drop-off.
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Zipline has announced a new partnership with Walmart to conduct pilot trials using its drones to fulfil health and wellness orders in one hour, with hopes of expanding to general merchandise if the first runs are successful.
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Last year, Matternet teamed up with UPS to fly medical samples between labs and a hospital in North Carolina. Now the Californian startup has revealed the Matternet Station, where medical personnel can drop off samples for delivery by drone.
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Logistics giant UPS has high hopes for its delivery drones and has today announced a number of new business partners in pursuit of this vision, with massive pharmacy chain CVS among them.
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Logistics giant UPS today announced that it has received new permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that allow it to fly an unlimited number of drones.
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Amazon says it is just months away from launching its drone delivery service, and it has marked the occasion by revealing a brand new aircraft to do the job. The company's latest robotic flying courier features upgraded navigation software claimed to better help it find its way.
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Google's parent company Alphabet is moving ahead with plans to service Helsinki with flying robotic couriers, today announcing the launch of a forthcoming delivery drone service for the Finnish capital.
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Wing has become the first company to get the official go-ahead from the FAA to begin a commercial drone delivery service in the US. The Alphabet subsidiary received Air Carrier Certification from the FAA, which allows the company to begin delivering goods from businesses to households.
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