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Terra Drone Europe, a Japan-based corporation, has joined forces with Unilever, the British-Dutch consumer goods giant, to explore drone delivery service of Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand in New York. To introduce the delivery service—Ice Cream Now—a demonstration was conducted at Unilever’s annual investor event. Th ree Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cups were delivered by a drone to a predetermined destination.
During the demonstration, a multirotor drone was fitted with a custom delivery box designed to carry the Ben & Jerry’s mini cups. The flight path being set beforehand, the drone delivered the ice cream to its destination inside Unilever’s U.S. facility.
Launched in 2017, Unilever’s Ice Cream Now service has already grown into a huge business worldwide. With regulations for future drone flights expected to become more flexible, the consumer company is preparing a drone logistics service that will allow delivery of products more quickly to more customers.
Yuki Ueno, Director of Terra Drone Europe, commented, “We want to solve serious problems in the logistics field, such as carbon dioxide emissions, with drones. As deregulation progresses worldwide, drone delivery services will also increase.”
Established in 2016, Terra Drone has quickly become one of the world’s largest industrial drone solution companies, employing over 550 drone industry professionals. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Terra Drone has more than 25 branches spread globally throughout Asia,
