'“It’s Like the Moon Landing': Drone Deliveries Take-Off at Kemah Walmart

'“It’s like the moon landing': Drone deliveries take-off at Kemah Walmart

During a simultaneous launch with four other Greater-Houston centers, Walmart employees in Kemah hooked a package to a drone flying 150 feet in the air in the parking lot of the supercenter, in a demonstration attended by Mayor Robin Collins,…

Drone delivery arrives at select Walmart stores in the Houston area

Drone delivery is expanding to parts of Greater Houston, giving some Walmart customers a new way to receive everyday items.

Walmart and Wing Launch Major Drone Delivery Expansion from Houston

By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill Eighteen lightweight UAVs sit on takeoff pads in the parking lot of a Walmart store in northwest Houston, ready to be launched on delivery missions. One of the drones takes off vertically and hovers just above the lot while a worker attaches a package to a tether suspended from […] The post Walmart and Wing Launch Major Drone Delivery Expansion from Houston appeared first on DRONELIFE.

Wing Drone Delivery Takes Off at 5 Houston-Area Walmart Stores

Drone delivery of eggs, ground beef, baby wipes, over-the-counter medications, and other items has landed in the Greater Houston area. The service will be operated by Alphabet drone delivery arm Wing, which on Thursday announced that drone delivery is live out of five Walmart Supercenters—one within Houston city limits, two in the suburb of Katy, and one apiece in Kemah and Crosby. Houston: The future of delivery is here! We’ve officially taken…