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Walmart Inc. is entering the drone delivery wars, its latest move to counter Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in e-commerce as more Americans choose to shop from home. The world’s largest retailer said it has started piloting drone delivery of grocery and household items from its stores in Fayetteville, N. C. The …

Online retail giant Amazon recently proved that delivery by drone, known formally as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), is not only possible, but represents the future of last-mile delivery. Introduced in 2016, Amazon’s PrimeAir service will eventually be capable of delivering packages from Amazon’s warehouses to customers in 30 minutes …

The use of drones is part of Singapore’s drive to embrace technological innovation Singapore’s first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic. The use of drones is part of …

Manna Aero Coronavirus is sending in the drones. In what’s being billed as a “world first,” startup Manna Aero has begun a drone delivery service in Moneygall, Ireland. Delivering medicine to vulnerable people locked in their homes, it provides yet another strong example of how technology is helping the world …

UPS is developing its own fleet of high-speed delivery drones that can travel as fast as 150mph and remain stable in 45mph winds UPS will partner with German firm Wingcopter to develop a new fleet of drones The drones will be both fast and durable, intended for time sensitive deliveries …

Feb. 28, 2020 Photo by istock.com Drones are a welcome delivery approach for today’s consumers but there are challenges both on the regulatory and the geographic fronts, according to a study in INFORMS journal Transportation Science. While a drone approach allows e-tailers to reach smaller markets and more price sensitive …

Drone delivery company Manna plans to pilot its takeaway food delivery service on the campus of University College Dublin from the end of March. The fleet of drones will deliver food directly from the restaurant to the customer – staff and students on campus – transporting it inside the cargo …

While still at proof of concept stage, the work by the Cork-based team promises to revolutionise worldwide medical delivery systems. It offers the potential for a safer, faster and cheaper way of getting critical medicines from land to ferries, freighters, cruise ships and even oil rigs. The system also offers …

A low-density sprawl of 420,000 people that is known as “the bush capital”, Canberra would appear to be an unlikely digital transformation hub. But above its leafy boulevards, national institutions and mobs of kangaroos, a fleet of mini planes will soon be zipping around carrying painkillers, lattes, gelato and golf …

A drone-delivered pizza feels like a good idea. A drone-delivered vaccine—especially one gently dropped into a place that’s otherwise hard to get to—feels like a great one. And while it might take a while for these things to show up at your specific door, hops forward in the budding drone …