Drone Delivery

An older mannequin of Amazon’s drone, 2015. Amazon appears undaunted, persevering with to maneuver ahead on drone supply regardless of continued regulatory resistance.  They launched the latest model of their supply drone – beneath strict supervision by safety guards – this weekend at the SXSW know-how convention in Austin, TX. …

Image: Starship Technologies The first sensible drone supply – one that’s already authorized and can be utilized on a broad scale – received’t be flying to your door, regardless of the title.  The Starship Technologies robotic is six wheeled sidewalk drone. Starship, based and funded by Ahti Heinla and Janus …

When it involves drone supply, Amazon has not been in need of concepts – or patents.  Since launching the drone supply mission, Amazon has give you patents for bird-house like docking stations, drones hitching rides on the backs of vehicles and buses, large floating warehouses, and folding drone designs.  The firm …

image in public domain Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed refrigerated drones that could safely transport medical supplies such as blood, medications, and vaccines. Dr. Timothy Amukele, a pathologist and researcher with a special interest in solving healthcare issues in remote areas of the globe, has perfected a system of cooling …

image Aero777: CC by-SA 3.0 There are 17 ways to order a Domino’s Pizza now, says a recent article in Bloomberg’s Gadfly; and keeping up with technology has proven to be Domino’s secret sauce. Now the company is betting on drones to deliver the same economic impact. CEO Patrick Doyle …

A new survey published by the Saint Leo University Polling Institute about the public perception of drones indicates some confusing results. “…the public is divided in its thinking about whether civilian drones would make great package-delivery vehicles or are nuisances that should be banned,” say researchers. The online poll surveyed 1,001 …

It’s the season for delivery services to think hard about efficiencies.  Amazon announced their first successful drone delivery last week; this fall the USPS published the results of a public opinion survey on drone delivery.  But it looks like France may be the first to implement  mail delivery by drone. An …

Zipline, the CA startup that has deployed the first medical drone delivery program in Rwanda, announced that is has raised $25 million in venture capital funding.  Investors included Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital; the recent funding round brings Zipline’s total funding to $43 million. The Rwandan government has partnered with …

The United States Postal Service Office of the Inspector General (USPSOIG) has released a report detailing what the public really thinks about drones. The report is the result of an online survey targeting 18-75 year olds in an effort to  “understand the current state of public opinion on drone delivery,” the …

wp-image-43139″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-1024×506.jpg” alt=”delivery drone” width=”328″ height=”162″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-1024×506.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-300×148.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Zipline-Zip-Outbound-768×380.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px”/>Drone delivery is big news, with drones delivering everything from blood platelets to burritos.  While drone delivery has been a hot topic in the drone industry for sometime, there aren’t many companies who are making it …