Pilot Delivery Project in Germany Brings Together Drones and e-Cargo Bikes
9 Oct 2023, 02:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Wingcopter plays a major role in what claims to be the first delivery drone project in Germany, together with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
A New Hybrid Drone Is Ready to Take Long-Range Deliveries to the Next Level
9 May 2023, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Los Angeles company that started as a research project a few years back has launched a long-range delivery drone based on a hybrid platform
This Popular German Drone for Deliveries Is Getting a Hydrogen Boost
21 Mar 2023, 03:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Wingcopter became famous for launching a drone that could make three separate drops on a single charge, and is now betting on hydrogen
Zips and Droids Are Here to Replace Your Friendly Neighborhood Delivery Guy
16 Mar 2023, 12:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American delivery drone maker Zipline unveiled the Platform 2, a dual machine meant for small packages delivery over short distances
Amazon Unveils Prime Air's Latest Delivery Drone, Brings Several Upgrades to the Table
11 Nov 2022, 09:41 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Amazon introduced us to Prime Air's latest delivery drone. The MK30 is smaller and lighter than its predecessor but quieter and built with endurance in mind
Wingcopter Is Testing the Delivery of Consumer Goods by Drone in Rural Parts of Germany
29 Sep 2022, 14:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Drone company Wingcopter teamed up with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences to test the potential of on-demand deliveries of consumer goods by drone
Undefined Technologies Shares New Footage of Its Silent Drone That Generates Only 70 DB
21 Sep 2022, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Undefined Technologies gets one step closer to commercializing its Silent Ventus ion-propulsion drone that promises to deliver minimum noise levels
New RDS2 Automated Winch System Works With Any Drone and Box, Can Deliver Up to 22 Lb
9 Aug 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / A2Z's new RDS2 automated winch system claims to offer the highest payload capacity of any tethered delivery system available, and needs no specialty cargo box
NASA and Zipline Team Up to Create a Future in Which Delivery Drones and Air Taxis Thrive
3 Aug 2022, 09:54 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / NASA signed an agreement with drone logistics company, Zipline, to research various use cases for UAVs and pursue a future vision of U.S. aviation
Wingcopter Raises $42M, Teams Up With One of the Largest Grocery Retailers in Germany
21 Jun 2022, 14:21 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Wingcopter raised $42 million in its latest funding round, bringing one of the largest grocery retailers in Germany on its list of shareholders
Coaxial Rotor Drone NX30 Claims to Pack Unmatched Lifting Power Into the Smallest Airframe
1 May 2022, 09:00 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / UAS developer Ascent AeroSystems unveiled its NX30 delivery drone, claiming it packs unprecedented lifting power into the smallest possible airframe
FedEx Plans to Test Autonomous Cargo Drone Delivery Using the Chaparral VTOL Aircraft
1 Apr 2022, 14:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery using Elroy Air's Chaparral VTOL, a drone that can carry up to 500 lb over a distance of 300 miles
Wingcopter's Flexible, All-Weather Drones Will Deliver Spare Parts for Offshore Wind Farms
1 Apr 2022, 12:40 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Two German companies will become among the first ones in the world to commercially deploy drones in logistics and they will use Wingcopter's UAVs to do so
Bell Experimental Football Table Drone Shows the Future of Battlefield Resupply Missions
28 Mar 2022, 09:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Bell shows a video of the Autonomous Pod Transport drone in action during the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment demo earlier this month
Forget Regular eVTOLs, NASA Backs Stealthy Delivery Drones With No Moving Parts
11 Mar 2022, 04:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Aviation rotors and propellers could become outdated, according to MIT researchers who have developed an innovative concept, and NASA is on board.
$16M Deal Aims to Increase Healthcare Access in Rural U.S. via Medical Drone Deliveries
28 Jan 2022, 16:07 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Spright and Wingcopter sign a $16M contract aimed to increase healthcare access across rural and underserved communities in the US via medical drone deliveries.
Here’s What It Takes to Make Your Roasted Chicken Come From the Sky via Drone
28 Oct 2021, 15:41 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Getting your roasted chicken or cup of Joe delivered to your backyard by drone takes a lot of work. Wing talks about designing and testing its delivery drones
Meet the First Delivery Drone That Can Make Three Separate Drops on One Charge
28 Apr 2021, 09:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Germans created a delivery drone that can make three separate drops, in different locations, from a single battery charge.
Amazon Prime Max Van Imagined with Its Own Fleet of Drones and Robots
27 Mar 2021, 07:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amazon is one of the businesses that needs a lot of logistic support for delivery of its good, rendering imagine a drone-backed van for the task