Seonglae ChoA new and outlandish delivery drone concept can carry 100 pounds up to 80 miles
Is that a UFO? Austria-based vertical propulsion company Cyclotech partnered with Japanese delivery firm Yamato to develop a concept for an unusual delivery drone using Cyclotech's thrust vectoring propulsion system. The concept aircraft, called CCY-01, flies using six of Cyclotech's unique CycloRotors and the company says it will be capable of precision landing in confined space at the same time as handling challenging wind conditions.
https://interestingengineering.com/delivery-drone-100-pounds-80-miles
Walmart drone delivery service will bring your orders by air
America's largest retailer is now doing deliveries by air. Walmart will transport goods like cough medicine, thermometers and other health-related products via to Arkansas customers who live within a 1.15 mile radius from a base outside a store in Farmington, starting Monday. The service will operate seven days a week from 8 a.m.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/walmart-drone-delivery-service-will-bring-your-orders-by-air
How Walmart and Alphabet jumped ahead of Amazon in drone delivery
Earlier this month, Google's sister company, Wing, began offering a drone delivery service in the Dallas suburbs of Frisco and Little Elm. Wing drones take off from "nests" in two Walgreens parking lots to deliver things like health products or ice cream to nearby customers.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/how-walmart-and-alphabet-jumped-ahead-of-amazon-in-drone-delivery/
zipline
Don’t call it a drone: Zipline’s uncrewed aircraft wants to reinvent retail
Ars visits a zipline delivery service that’s deploying in more locations soon.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/dont-call-it-a-drone-ziplines-uncrewed-aircraft-wants-to-reinvent-retail/
Dronedex
Your Mailbox Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smarter.
Have you ever missed a delivery, had one of your packages stolen, or maybe even wanted to watch your breakfast burrito be delivered to you in just a few minutes by a drone?
https://blog.helium.com/your-mailbox-is-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-smarter-a35da69719b7
