The drone doctor that can drop off your drugs: Robots soon be used to deliver medical supplies

Drones flying at up to 90mph could soon be delivering life-saving medical supplies within minutes. Emergency operators will be trained to send out the machines loaded with EpiPens or defibrillators as soon as someone rings 999. US firm Blueflite said its drones – which are being trialled – were aiming for'near instantaneous delivery'. Flying at a height of about 130ft, the autonomous drones can navigate their way to anyone within a ten-mile radius. Makers Blueflite said its drones and the platform they run on were the'first of their kind' On arrival, they would hover and drop the equipment to the patient, who they would identify with a camera.