There's no doubt that one day General Tso's wonderful chicken will get dropped on your doorstep by a drone. But a new drone courier startup in Australia plans on delivering something decidedly more old media: textbooks.UAVs are ideal couriers: They're fast, aren't likely to get hit by buses, and don't wear spandex. Australian startup Flirtey hopes to capitalize on that by building a drone delivery network. And because you've got to start somewhere, Flirtey has partnered with Australian textbook rental service Zookal in order to deliver books in mere minutes.
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