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Delivery drone

A Zipline drone designed for delivering medical supplies and blood.
The RQ-7 Shadow is capable of delivering a 20 lb (9.1 kg) "Quick-MEDS" canister to front-line troops.
A Wingcopter drone delivering COVID-19 test kits in Scotland.[1]

A delivery drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used to transport packages that include medical supplies, food, or other goods. Given their life-saving potential, use cases for medical supplies in particular have become the most widely-tested type of drone delivery, with trials and pilot projects in dozens of countries such as Australia,[2] Canada,[3] Botswana,[4] Ghana, Uganda,[5] the UK,[6] the US[7] among others (see below). Delivery drones are typically autonomous and electric, sometimes also operated as a part of a fleet.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GuardianWingcopter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Koetsier, John. "Google's Wing Kicks Off Mall-To-Home Drone Delivery Service". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. ^ Stewart, Ashleigh. "How lungs delivered by drone saved an Ontario man's life". CBC News.
  4. ^ "Drones deliver blood to prevent maternal death in Botswana | UN News". news.un.org. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  5. ^ Okiror, Samuel (2021-05-04). "'Gamechanger': Uganda launches drone delivering HIV drugs to remote islands". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  6. ^ "UK's Royal Mail aims to open up to 50 drone routes for rural deliveries". Engadget. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  7. ^ "Drone companies are preparing to deliver coronavirus vaccines in rural U.S." Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-02-09.