A new cargo drone has been developed and tested at Innopolis University. This was reported by the university's press service.
The drone's cruising speed is 15 m/s, and its weight is 10 kg. The flight range is up to 17 km, and the carrying capacity is 4 kg.
The drone has successfully passed the tests. It transported documents from the IT university site to the main building, and on the way back — food and drinks from the university cafe. The cargo was transported in a special container. The flight took 4 minutes, during which the drone flew 2 km.
So far, this is a closed system for university employees, but the project is promising — closer to the summer, we plan to launch automated delivery throughout the city.
The drone flies autonomously, but the landing and takeoff of the drone are controlled by the operator. A Telegram bot was created to simplify drone control. You can call a drone in it, and then it flies along a pre-set route. The cargo container is dropped automatically.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the Vzhik multirotor VTOL UAV for delivering goods to remote areas was created in Russia.
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