In what is perhaps a preview of things to come, northern Virginia’s first commercial food drone delivery was completed Thursday morning, with food from Roots 657 Cafe in Lucketts being delivered to Rust and Feathers, a nearby antiques store.
Through a partnership with Xelevate Solutions, a new unmanned flight training center opening this month on Taylorstown Road in Lucketts, and Vayu Aerospace, a drone manufacturer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the two organizations teamed up with Chef Rich Rosendale, owner of Roots 657 for a proof of concept by delivering a freshly-made brisket sandwich using a custom-built U.S. drone made by Vayu.
“We wanted to show this can be done in Northern Virginia because this airspace is one of the most complicated,” said Preston Huntington, client relations manager for Xelevate Solutions. “Xelevate wants to be thought leaders in promoting this safely, and this is a mature model of what it looks like. This is a great example of some of the good things we can do with drones,” he said.
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Through a partnership with Xelevate Solutions, a new unmanned flight training center opening this month on Taylorstown Road in Lucketts, and Vayu Aerospace, a drone manufacturer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the two organizations teamed up with Chef Rich Rosendale, owner of Roots 657 for a proof of concept by delivering a freshly-made brisket sandwich using a custom-built U.S. drone made by Vayu.
“We wanted to show this can be done in Northern Virginia because this airspace is one of the most complicated,” said Preston Huntington, client relations manager for Xelevate Solutions. “Xelevate wants to be thought leaders in promoting this safely, and this is a mature model of what it looks like. This is a great example of some of the good things we can do with drones,” he said.
Continue reading: https://www.loudountimes.com/news/new-drone-flight-center-partners-with-local-restaurant-for-airborne-delivery/article_4e8cb538-26f0-11ec-a4f3-53b5e9de2b57.html
