Tasty wings may someday wing their way over the skies of Mobile, Ala. Startup Deuce Drone announced the signing this week of an agreement with Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee Potter Wings Mobile to demonstrate drone deliveries of the restaurant’s select menu items. Slated to begin in August, the project will task Deuce Drone, a new company with a reported $11.8 million … [Read more...] about Deuce Drone Will Test Wing Delivery Over Alabama
Police Pay Wrongfully Arrested Couple After Gatwick Drone Incident
A British police force paid more than $250,000 to a couple after falsely accusing them of threatening Gatwick Airport in an alleged 2018 drone incident. According to the BBC, attorneys for Paul and Elaine Gait negotiated an out-of-court settlement with the Sussex Police Department for $63,000 in damages and $190,000 in attorney’s fees after they sued for wrongful arrest and … [Read more...] about Police Pay Wrongfully Arrested Couple After Gatwick Drone Incident
Inventory drones strengthen Post-COVID supply chain
California-based startup FlytBase recently partnered with Romark Logistics to deploy inventory drones at warehouses and distribution centers amid coronavirus disruption. As a provider of third-party logistics (3PL) ecosystem, Romark had already invested in inventory-management tech such as very narrow aisle (VNA) racking, swing-reach trucks, robots and cloud-connected … [Read more...] about Inventory drones strengthen Post-COVID supply chain
COVID-related Drone Delivery Soars Into Canadian First Nation
Toronto-based Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with a non-profit to deploy COVID-related drone delivery to a First Nation community. The company announced a collaboration with GlobalMedic and Air Canada to carry needed cargo to Christian Island, a remote territory governed by the Beausoleil First Nation Community in Ontario. Using Sparrow drones and DDC’s DroneSpot … [Read more...] about COVID-related Drone Delivery Soars Into Canadian First Nation
Border Patrol Search Drone Finds Lost Women
U.S. Border Patrol agents used a search drone to locate three women reported missing amid a heat wave last week, highlighting a positive outcome for the agency’s oft-beleaguered program. The three women, who agents say had entered the country illegally, called 911 to report they were lost somewhere in the desert north of the Highway 86 Checkpoint near Calexico, Calif. The … [Read more...] about Border Patrol Search Drone Finds Lost Women
