At the Uber Elevate conference last week, the company revealed that it is kicking off a test program that could one day bring items to a customer via drone in as little as five minutes.
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Zipline made headlines when it launched what it claimed was the world's first national drone delivery service, for transporting blood to medical clinics in Rwanda. Now, the company has announced an overhaul of that system, which involves upgrading to the "world's fastest delivery drone."
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When you think about the challenges involved, perhaps using aerial drones to deliver goods to peoples' homes just isn't feasible. That's why several groups are developing ground-based delivery drones. One of the latest, Eliport, envisions a system in which people don't even need to be involved.
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Since there are still challenges to overcome regarding the widespread use of aerial delivery drones, ground-based models may end up beating them to entering frequent service. One of the latest to hit our radar is the two-wheeled self-balancing YAPE, from Italy's e-novia.
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Public safety is central to Amazon's drone delivery plans, and a new patent shows the company is thinking outside the square in this regard. It is considering drones that can break apart in midair, to spread the loads of metal and plastic raining down if something goes wrong.
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This chunky multirotor can carry up to a 400-lb payload, and fly for up to eight hours. The SKYF uses the power and endurance of gasoline engines for lift, and the instant torque of electric motors for control and stabilization, resulting in a heavy-lift, affordable multirotor using today's tech.
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Vans have been a staple of the delivery game for decades, and we are starting to see how they might be mixed with a potential staple of the delivery future. Electric vehicle maker Workhorse is the latest company to build a courier van that launches a drone from its roof for last-mile journeys.
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Before letting the unmanned aircraft off the leash, the US is working to make drone rules that keep operators happy and the public safe. The effort just got a nice little nudge along, in the form of a new pilot project designed to overcome some of the challenges posed by low-altitude drone flight.
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Drones may prove particularly important when it comes to providing urgent medical attention. Startup Flirtey is working on a system where defibrillators are carried by drone directly to the site of a cardiac arrest, where every passing minute can lower the chances of survival.
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Last year Alphabet began bringing Chipotle burritos to students of Virginia Tech. Now the tech giant will start using experimental aircraft to drop off tightly wrapped tubes of rice 'n' beans to folk in rural Australia, as it looks to step up its drone delivery game.
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