SPOTLIGHT
> ModalAI Starling 2 Logis Drone: New U.S.-made Starling 2 Logis drones powered by ModalAI’s VOXL 2 autopilot for warehouse inventory data gathering can increase inventory scanning speed from an average 900 pallets per hour to 1,500 pallets per hour. Inventory intelligence solution Gather AI is augmenting its DJI drones with the new Starling 2 Logis drones. This addition, available in Q2 2025, doubles inventory scanning speed and enhances accuracy with 3D data. DJI drones can fly in very narrow aisles (typically as narrow as 5 feet 4 inches wide), while Starling 2 Logis drones can fly in aisles as narrow as 4 feet 5 inches wide. > ModalAI Starling 2 Logis drones warehouse inventory scanning speed pallets per hour.
> ZenaDrone IQ Nano: The IQ Nano indoor drone, a 10 x 10 inch or 20 x 20 inch rotary drone, can provide full physical counts of inventory on an hourly basis. Developed by ZenaDrone, part of the ZenaTech group, IQ Nano is designed for autonomous use— equipped with sensors, high-quality cameras, data collection and analysis, and AI capabilities. One or multiple drones can read barcodes or RFID data for input into an ERP system. The drone has obstacle avoidance technology and flies for up to 30 minutes before automatically landing on its recharging pad. > Zipline: Founded in 2014 and launching commercial operations in 2016, Zipline has made more than 1.4 million deliveries to customers and completes a delivery every 60 seconds. Zipline has two delivery services—a service optimized for long-range deliveries, Platform 1 (P1), and a service optimized for home delivery, Platform 2 (P2). P1 drones complete middle- mile deliveries for enterprises, businesses, and government. Meanwhile, P2 aircraft can precisely deliver last-mile orders to areas as small as a patio table or the front steps of a home.
> Wing: Developed by Google in 2012 and
becoming an independent Alphabet business in 2018, Wing provides precise last-mile deliveries. Its suite of APIs lets businesses integrate drone delivery into their operations. Organizations can scale their Wing setup for a range of use cases and delivery volumes. Since launching in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area in Texas in 2022, Wing has completed more than 75,000 deliveries in the Dallas area alone, maintaining an average flight time (from takeoff to delivery) of 3 minutes and 27 seconds.
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