In 2017 drone delivery startup Flytrex deployed a commercial drone delivery route in Iceland's capital, Reykjavikĭrones have been proposed as a solution for rapidly delivering prepared foods, such as pizzas, tacos, and frozen beverages.Įarly prototypes of food delivery drones include the Tacocopter demonstration by Star Simpson, which was a taco delivery concept utilizing a smartphone app to order drone-delivered tacos in San Francisco area. The consortium, consisting of different hospitals, a blood bank, the ANWB MAA & PostNL, is flying with the long-range VTOL drone from Avy BV. The first test flights between hospitals and to check the consistent temperature of the blood have been performed. In the Netherlands, the Medical Drones Service was launched in 2019 to research and test how drones can contribute to healthcare delivery of urgent medical goods to keep healthcare accessible in the future. In partnership with the Ghana Ministry of Health, Zipline drones delivered thousands of COVID-19 vaccine vials in Ghana during 20. ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic, drones made medical deliveries of personal protective equipment and COVID-19 tests in the United States, Israel, and Ghana.
Medical drone delivery is credited with saving lives during emergency deliveries of blood in Rwanda and post-hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. Medical deliveries are able to fly into and out of remote or otherwise inaccessible regions, compared to trucks or motorcycles. In December 2013, the DHL parcel service subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG tested a "microdrones md4-1000" for delivery of medicine.ĭrones can be used to transport medicinal products such as blood products, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and medical samples.
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