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Alphabet’s Wing shows off a larger delivery drone with a bigger payload capacity

Alphabet’s drone delivery company, Wing, just unveiled a larger delivery drone with a bigger payload capacity. The new drone can lift up to five pounds, fly up to 65 MPH and go 12 miles round trip.

The onboard battery allows for a 12 mile round trip, which is in line with previous metrics, so that translates to an under six-minute delivery time. The company says that 30 percent of current deliveries demand two drones, but that’s with the 2.5 pound payload capacity. It’s announced something called an Aircraft Library, in which teams are working on a wide configuration of builds to suit different use case scenarios.

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