Civilian Drones

[GTX]

A thread for purely civilian drone uses, starting with these Israeli Fruit Picking drones from Tevel Aerobotics

https://www.tevel-tech.com/

View: https://youtu.be/IzaaSIEDg7s

 

[VTOLicious]

Good! It was about time to have such a thread! @GTX

 

[VTOLicious]

I think Zipline is the most successful civil drone project so far...

View: https://youtu.be/OnDpE8uSb7M

 

[Brett Davidson]

https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/first-flights-of-uncrewed-aircraft-in-antarctica/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO8RZYkZcx0&t=1s

 

[alberchico]

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/windracers-unveil-ultra-mk2/

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/the-jeep-of-the-skies/

 

[jeffb]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935800294258229737

View: https://x.com/HowThingsWork_/status/1935800294258229737?t=qEnXn_swVPT96wUgbgJXEg&s=19

 

[bobbymike]

Just a father and son

View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/I3VnnueRHN4

 

[GTX]

Queensland man pioneers app to fly drones using head movements

 

[alberchico]

Aerial drone deliveries keep being ramped up.

https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2026...drone-drop-off-amid-increased-delivery-focus/

There seems to be very optimistic predictions of prices eventually dropping enough to make drone and robot deliveries profitable:

https://www.reuters.com/business/ro...y-costs-1-per-order-barclays-says-2026-04-15/

But for now, its's an absolute bloodbath:

https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3...ion-loss-amid-intense-food-delivery-price-war