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SkyDrop Grounded

Posted February 28, 2024 by Dronerator

SkyDrop Founder Matthew Sweeney announced on LinkedIn that the company is closing down: Unfortunately, the Federal Aviation Administration regulations to enable commercial drone delivery at scale continue to take much longer than anticipated. On July 24, 2023, SkyDrop completed the first store-to-door drone delivery approved by the Civil Aviation Authority in New Zealand history, successfully […]

RigiTech Onboards Medical Drone Service to Enhance Healthcare Access in The Netherlands

Posted February 20, 2024 by Dronerator

RigiTech, the Swiss drone delivery company, has announced the addition of Medical Drone Service as a new operator using the advanced Eiger drone model to bolster healthcare services. Medical Drone Service, a collaborative endeavour between ANWB Medical Air Assistance and PostNL Health, in partnership with leading healthcare institutions including Erasmus MC, Isala, Sanquin, Certe, Resultlab, […]

Drone Delivery Flights Carrying Seafood Begin Operation in Shenzhen

Posted February 19, 2024 by Dronerator

A drone delivery route flying seafood from Nan’ao Shuangyong Pier in the east of Shenzhen to the city’s Longgang District in south China began last week. The drones take off with up to a 20 kilogram load of seafood which is then delivered to local couriers who sell it on to customers. Products delivered include […]

Drone Delivering Frozen Chicken Crashes In Residential Area

Posted February 19, 2024 by Dronerator

A drone delivering frozen chicken crashed into a residential society in Gurugram near New Delhi in India on Thursday, police said. They added that an FIR was registered against the company operating the drone for breaching CrPC Section 144, which was enforced in the city. The drone, operated by Skye Air, crashed into the G […]

Wing Unveils Larger Drones for Heavier Packages

Posted January 18, 2024 by Dronerator

Alphabet’s Wing unveiled the first in a new lineup of larger drones with more payload capacity. The new drone can handle up to five pounds without sacrificing range and has enough battery power to complete 12 miles round trip while cruising at up to 65 mph. Adam Woodworth, CEO, made the announcement on the company’s […]

Wingcopter Extends Pilot Drone Delivery Project to Include Medicines

Posted January 18, 2024 by Dronerator

For residents of the Michelstadt districts served as part of Wingcopter’s LieferMichel pilot project, the year begins with two good news at once: They can continue to have smaller errands delivered conveniently and with zero emissions by delivery drone and cargo bike. In addition, the range will be expanded to include non-prescription medicines. The extension […]

Wing and Walmart Expand Service to Millions of Customers in Dallas-Fort Worth

Posted January 12, 2024 by Dronerator

Wing and Walmart are expanding service to millions of customers, leveraging Wing’s airspace approvals that facilitate service across the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) community. Wing and Walmart will launch our newest drone delivery locations in the coming months and plan to complete the expansion within the year. Last August, Wing and Walmart launched service together at […]

Chinese Startup Unveils New Cargo Drone

Posted January 8, 2024 by Dronerator

Ziyan, a Chinese-based startup, is stepping into 2024 with the launch of its latest innovation, the Grey Whale G1, a next-generation cargo unmanned helicopter. The Grey Whale G1 is tailored for transporting payloads across diverse terrains, from islands to high-altitude mountainous regions, promising users enhanced efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and heightened safety in air transportation solutions. Highlighted […]

What Happened to Drone Delivery and What Can We Learn From It?

Posted January 2, 2024 by Dronerator

Despite all of the excitement and all of the big investment in drone programs, we still don’t have drone delivery in most places. Food’s still being dropped off by gig drivers, and nobody’s getting a new iPhone 18XXL dropped onto their lawns. If anything, packages and deliveries happen slower than they did before. There’s still […]

Silent Arrow to Develop a Long-Range Powered Cargo Drone for AFWERX

Posted December 19, 2023 by Dronerator

Silent Arrow announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR contract focused on the Silent Arrow CLS-300 (“Contested Logistics System, 300 Nautical Miles”) to address one of the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The CLS-300 is based on the commercially successful Silent Arrow GD-2000, the world’s first […]