A2Z Drone Delivery USA introduces a new 10KG cargo drone and shipment system.
Aerial delivery drones can carry bigger loads.
The Drone delivery market is always innovating, especially in the USA. Customers are looking for new products and hardware to transport bigger loads to meet the growing demands of their drone delivery operations. Therefore, hot off the heels of our recent article on how the predicted use of drones and aerial delivery services is becoming more and more mainstream, A2Z drones are ramping up the race to be one of the big players. In what’s becoming known as a ‘tethered delivery system’, drone delivery and the ability to winch down goods to the waiting customer is the latest innovation.
Drone Delivery For Bigger Loads
Los Angeles-based A2Z Drone Delivery unveiled its new cargo drone and delivery system which will provide the largest carrying capacity of any tethered delivery system on the market today.
A2Z are a Drone Delivery Technology Company, developing innovative solutions that enable quick and safe drone deliveries. Offering a payload delivery system capable of reducing time-on-site to under 30s while keeping the drone 30m+ above ground.
Given the many challenges and considerations of aerial delivery, making deliveries from the air is high on the list of the many drone manufacturers out there. This is because it makes it less likely that the whole delivery process does not become entangled in local government regulations around noise, safety and privacy.
Rapid Delivery System by Drone.
A2Z refers to it’s new ‘tethered delivery system’ system as a second-generation Rapid Delivery System, or RDS2, as it involves the use of a strong chassis built into the drone to handle a robust winch, tether and hook.
The winch on board the drone is powered by a heavy-duty motor, allowing payloads of up to 10KGS greater than any tethered drone currently on the market. (That’s a lot of pizza’s). The tether cord used in the A2Z is constructed of braided Kevlar and the expectation is that about 800 deliveries can be made before the cord needs to be replaced.
“The RDS2 has completed over 2,000 test deliveries and is already deployed with six of our beta test partners, which have tested the platform in a diverse array of applications,” said Evan Hertafeld, chief technology officer of A2Z.
The RDS2 is also factory integrated with the RDST, A2Z’s new cargo drone. The drone can fly up to 14 KM round trip from a central distribution base, and it can even retrieve loads of up to 20 KGS as it hovers a safe distance away from humans and other objects which could cause it to collide and malfunction.
An “off-the-shelf” solution – no special boxes needed.
Unlike other delivery drones on the market that rely on purpose-built boxes, the RDST does not require anything special. Rather, it’s designed as an “off-the-shelf” solution, and can transport packaging (boxes, satchels, bags, small cartons) from any retailer, as long as it fits within the drone’s 0.07M3 cargo hold.
Auto-release of boxes direct to the customer.
“Most drone delivery systems in deployment today require the contents to be delivered to be packaged in special boxes, pouches or on-board payload compartments. The RDS2 is designed to meet what every shipper wants, using what every shipper has,” said Aaron Zhang, founder and CEO of A2Z. “The RDS2 can auto-release the shipper’s own boxes, removing the need for a recipient on the ground to meet the drone, and retrieve packages without landing.”
The RDS2 and RDST were initially designed with residential drone delivery in mind. Drones traversing the skies of your local suburb would be a sight to see, but what of the delivery flight paths? How would they ensure no drones would collide? What about interference from birds and local teenage kids throwing rocks at the drone and objects – just for kicks? Great questions which will need to be covered in later articles.
Delivery of urgent medical supplies.
One of the key benefits of this type of heavy-duty drone delivery is made when deliveries of urgent medical supplies or life-saving equipment for search-and-rescue operations are required. Speed of delivery is critical when it comes to these types of operations. This is where delivery drones become an asset to the community.
Mining operations – tools and drilling sample air delivery.
Outside of logistics, current A2Z customers are using drones to transport tools and samples between mining operations, as well as delivering urgent supplies and port documents from shore to ship.
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