What can’t drones and robots do? Besides feeling human emotions, we’re still testing the limits, especially in industrial applications. 

Because of the nature of industrial applications, especially energy assets that may be remote, drone cargo delivery has been a big topic of discussion. How much can they carry? What’s allowed in the airspace? How long can they travel? 

Vendors and enterprises are working to figure all this out. In many pilot projects (though since they’re drones, they’re kind of un-pilot projects), these questions are being tested. Here is some news from the UAV cargo delivery world.

Dronamics, the world’s first cargo drone airline, successfully completed the first flight of its flagship aircraft, the Black Swan, at Balchik airport in Bulgaria, paving the way for uncrewed aerial deliveries.

Elroy Air, which is working to develop a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial logistics system, demonstrated the autonomous ground navigation and cargo-handling systems of its Chaparral aircraft at Travis Air Force Base.

RigiTech and Spright are partnering up to deploy the Eiger delivery system and establish new drone delivery networks for healthcare clients—first in Europe and then worldwide. 

Wingcopter got a €40 million investment from the European Investment Bank to ramp up production and deployment of its Wingcopter 198, which focuses on last-mile delivery. 

Velos Rotors, with its Velos V3 UAV helicopter used for cargo delivery and other missions, closed a $2 million investment from Marathon Venture Capital. 

Industrial enterprises are keeping their eyes to the sky with autonomous drone cargo delivery advancements, which are poised to revolutionize logistics.