delivery drones
Wingcopter, Germany’s drone delivery startup, raises another $44M from the EIB
Wingcopter, a startup out of Germany that has made a name for itself in the world of delivery drones used primarily for delivery of medicine and other goods to remote areas, has picked up some more fi
Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate
Zipline unveiled its next generation electric autonomous drone platform Wednesday that includes an updated drone as well as a more accurate method of delivering parcels to a customer’s home. Zip
Drones in cities are a bad idea
It’s year five, or maybe 10, of “drones are going to revolutionize transport,” and so far we’ve got very little to show for it. Maybe it’s time to put these foolish ambit
Long-range delivery drone maker Volansi raises $50M
Robotics generally have seen an increase in interest during the pandemic, so it makes perfect sense that investors are taking a closer look at autonomous drone delivery. That’s good news for Volansi
Walmart expands drone delivery tests to Arkansas with new Zipline partnership
Walmart now has two tests for drone delivery running in the U.S. Early Monday morning the company announced a new drone delivery program with Zipline, a startup that made its name delivering medical s
Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery fleet gains FAA approval for trial commercial flights
Amazon has been granted an approval by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow it to start trialing commercial deliveries via drone, Bloomberg reports. This certification is the
Alphabet’s Project Wing now delivers burritos by drone in southeastern Australia
It's been a while since we last heard from Project Wing, X's moonshot drone delivery project. But after a few fallow months, the team posted an update today and it looks like the project has made quit
Volans-i shows off its long-range delivery drones in Texas
Whether flying food or medication to customers' doors, drones for delivery have arrived. Businesses as far-ranging as UPS, Domino's, Amazon and the hospital group Ticino EOC are testing drones. Still,
UPS tests show delivery drones still need work
The logistics juggernaut specifically launched an octocopter, or multi-rotor drone, from the top of a delivery van. The drone delivered a package directly to a home, then returned to the van which h
Crunch Report | Lily Robotics Shuts Down
Lily Robotics shuts down, Techdirt is in a legal battle fighting for its life, Apple is poised to create original content, Starship Technologies gets a new $17.2 million round and Twitter to live stre
Zipline raises $25 million to deliver medical supplies by drone
Zipline International Inc. has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to expand its humanitarian delivery drone business in Rwanda, the U.S. and beyond. The startup builds drones and runs deli
Amazon Shows Off New Prime Air Drone With Hybrid Design
Amazon delivered a lovely update on its ‘Prime Air’ project today — almost exactly two years after it showed the first iteration of its drone. You know, the flying delivery drone th