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San Francisco’s Elroy Air has revealed its pre-production Chaparral C1, an autonomous VTOL lift & cruise cargo drone running on a hybrid-electric system that allows it to transport loads up to 500 lb (227 kg), in a canoe-shaped cargo tub, over distance… Continue reading Elroy Air unveils its heavy-lift, long-range, hybrid cargo VTOL
Autonomous aerial delivery drones do potentially risk getting caught in branches, losing their way, or falling onto people’s heads. That’s where the Coco 1 comes in, as it’s a ground-based delivery robot that is entirely remotely controlled.Continue Re… Continue reading Coco 1 remotely piloted delivery robot is headed for the streets of LA
Drone delivery technology is ready to rock, says Alphabet’s Wing spinoff, ushering in a wild new era in which small deliveries can touch down within minutes of being ordered, traveling across town at highway speeds. The only holdup at this stage is red… Continue reading Wing says drone deliveries are taking off madly where they’re allowed
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.Continue… Continue reading Hybrid drone can fly for over three hours, or carry up to six pounds
Back in April, Wingcopter launched its flagship eVTOL fixed-wing delivery drone, the Wingcopter 198, and now the German drone maker has formed a strategic partnership with Air Methods to create a healthcare-specific drone delivery network across the US… Continue reading Wingcopter partners with Air Methods for nationwide drone delivery service
Southern California’s PteroDynamics has somehow escaped our attention thus far, but this company’s radically different take on the electric VTOL aircraft is well worth a look, and the company claims this will be the most efficient design by far.Continu… Continue reading Radically different Transwing eVTOL design offers some huge advantages
With a near monopoly on delivery, Amazon is understandably keen to make the job easier. The latest idea that may or may not eventually see the light of day is a new patent for a system where delivery vans would carry items almost to their destination, … Continue reading Amazon patents trucks that unleash and direct fleets of delivery drones
There is no shortage of drone delivery startups vying to take package delivery into a new era, but few have the track record of US-based Zipline. The company has announced a new partnership with Walmart to conduct pilot trials where its drones will ful… Continue reading Walmart teams up with Zipline for one-hour deliveries by drone
Last year, drone logistics company 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 deliv… Continue reading Matternet Station to serve as drone delivery hub for hospitals
Amazon says it is just months away from launching its drone delivery service (make of that what you will), and it has marked the occasion by revealing a brand new aircraft to do the job. The company’s latest robotic flying courier is a little… Continue reading Amazon reveals latest version of its Prime Air delivery drone