drones in coronavirus

The current crisis is providing the opportunity for historic – potentially paradigm-shifting – new projects.  Retail giant Walmart has announced another new drone delivery project: one that brings the capabilities of drone technology during a crisis right to people’s doorstep.  DroneUp, Quest Diagnostics, and Walmart have partnered on drone delivery …

At Commercial UAV Expo this morning, a panel of the top players in drone delivery came together to discuss drone delivery in the pandemic.  Commercial Drone Alliance Executive Director Lisa Ellman moderated a panel of representatives from top drone delivery companies. Margaret Nagle, Head of Regulatory Affairs for Wing; Conor …

image: Wing COVID-19 has brought consumer drone delivery to the attention of many looking for ways to receive critical supplies without personal contact.  The drone delivery of library books might be one of the best applications yet. Google spin-off Wing was the first company in the U.S. to receive authorization to …

New technology drives new ideas in every industry: and in this guest post, a young architect’s passion project imagines how drone technology and architecture can combine to offer a response to the current – and any future – crisis.  This innovative concept of an urban droneport and the motivations behind …

image: public domain Now is the time for a discussion on how drones can – and should – be used to respond to the current Covid-19 crisis.  In this ABA National Security Law podcast, hear drone law expert Dawn Zoldi take a deep dive on the use of drones in …

(News and Commentary). Drone delivery heroes Zipline are already performing thousands of lifesaving drone delivery flights every day in Africa.  The world’s largest drone delivery network, Zipline can boast more than 1 million autonomous commercial delivery miles flown.  They are the world’s experts on delivering medical supplies like vaccines, blood …

image: Cambodia, PI (CC 2.0) UK-based insurtech firm Flock is joining the fight against coronavirus.  The company has pledged £10,000 of free drone insurance to pilots working on COVID-19 crisis response.  Pilots can learn more and find out if they are eligible here. In an extraordinary show of additional industry …

The Skydio 2 Drone manufacturers around the world are struggling to meet production schedules as the coronavirus continues to impact Chinese manufacturing systems. U.S.-based Skydio assembles drones in the U.S.: but the company is suffering from the supply-chain disruption caused by the slowdown in manufacturing of the component parts.  Advance customers …