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Watch The First-Ever Drone Delivery From Ship To Land

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It was a much a technological demonstration as it was a trial run for the future. Yesterday, a small hexacopter collected medical samples from people on the land, flew to its home ship, and then returned to shore, carrying medicine. Operated by drone delivery service Flirtey, the promise is better medicine after coastal tragedies. First, though, the drones have to get from shore to ship. And then from ship to shore (or floating shore-like stand-in).