Delivery drone that can carry 2,000lbs of cargo

A 2,000lb payload translates to 907kg, or just under a tonne, and represents a massive increase in drone payloads. It could also represent a new supply chain role for drones, which have hitherto primarily been earmarked for direct-to-consumer home deliveries by the likes of Amazon. The technology being developed by Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com effectively turns drones into mini groupage operators: “Instead of the drone delivering directly to customers’ doorsteps, a local delivery person retrieves the cargo from the drone, ...