7 companies that aim to fly high with drone deliveries
Updated: 2015-02-26 06:54
By He Yini(chinadaily.com.cn)
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A six-rotor drone jointly developed by GeoPost and Ateshsys carries a parcel. [Photo / telegraph.co.uk] |
La Poste
France's national postal service Le Poste announced on Dec 30 last year that GeoPost, its subsidiary that specializes in parcel deliveries, has finished its initial test stage of drone deliveries of mail and light-weight parcels. According to headscm.com, six-rotor drones jointly developed by GeoPost and Ateshsys are able to carry 4 kg packages - notable medical supplies - as far as 20 kilometers away to isolated parts of the country.
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