Chipotle is rolling out drone delivery. That means your next burrito could come zipping down out of the sky…for…whatever reason. The fast casual chain announced this week it was rolling out what it’s calling “Zipotle” to a small number of customers. Zipotle is a reference to Zipline, an autonomous drone delivery company, which will do the dropping off for Chipotle. …
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Chipotle uses Zipline drone delivery to fly orders to customers
If you look up at the sky in Texas and see what could be a flying burrito, you may not be imagining things: Chipotle on Thursday launched an autonomous aerial delivery service for digital orders in the Dallas area. Through a partnership with Zipline, a drone delivery and logistics provider, Chipotle is introducing Zipotle, new delivery service for its customers. …
Read More »Chipotle teams up with Zipline to test drone delivery
Chipotle is teaming up with drone delivery leader Zipline to test autonomous food delivery. Beginning Thursday, select customers in the greater Dallas area will have the option to use the so-called Zipotle delivery through an early access program in the Zipline app. Zipline’s autonomous aircraft will deliver orders to customers’ homes from a Rowlett, Texas Chipotle location. A small number of …
Read More »I flew Insta360’s new ‘Antigravity’ drone around Los Angeles, and it was impossible to miss a shot
Antigravity ZDNET’s key takeaways Action cam manufacturer Insta360 has launched a new sub-brand called Antigravity, focusing entirely on drones. Its first model, the Antigravity A1, is unique in that it can record 360-degree video at up to 8K resolution. Launch date is slated for January 2026, but exact pricing is still unknown. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as …
Read More »Insta360’s first drone is unlike anything else
The Insta360 Antigravity A1 is a new 360-degree FPV drone from a spin-off brand called Antigravity. The A1 includes a drone, OLED Vision goggles and a Grip motion controller — it’s more of a set. The drone has two ultrawide cameras that can capture 8K video, and it uses stitching algorithms to make the drone invisible in the final footage. …
Read More »Antigravity A1 Is the World’s First All-in-One 8K 360-Degree Drone
New drone brand Antigravity, incubated by Insta360 and third-party partners, fully unveiled its first product, the Antigravity A1 drone. Building upon Insta360’s 360° camera technology, the Antigravity A1 is the world’s first drone with 8K 360° capture. When Antigravity announced its formation late last month, it promised to “redefine aerial exploration and storytelling” with its first drone. To that end, …
Read More »I Flew Insta360’s First Drone With a 360-Degree Camera, and It’s DJI’s Worst Nightmare
Screw merely flying a drone; what if you were the drone? You’re a nimble robot buzzing over those rooted pedestrians far below. Above you is blue sky, below the dry ground, and all around you open expanse and a curving horizon. You can see it all, as if you were a head in a jar looking through an impossible dome. …
Read More »A 360-degree FPV drone unlike anything else
If DJI is entering the 360-degree action camera market, why shouldn’t Insta360 venture into drones? That was my immediate thought when the company announced its first drone, the A1, from a spin-off brand and team called Antigravity. So, what is the A1? Is it an entry-level device? A camera for creators looking to spice up their videos without years of …
Read More »Drone video shows great white shark lurking near popular beaches in Maine, prompting police warning
Drone video showing a large great white shark near some of Maine’s most popular beaches has prompted police in one coastal town to issue a warning on Tuesday. The warning was issued just weeks after there were multiple great white sightings in an area of Maine where a woman was fatally attacked by a shark five years ago. Scarborough’s marine …
Read More »A long-anticipated rule proposal from the FAA yesterday is paving the way for drone to take flight
Yesterday was a really big deal for drone delivery junkies. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a rule the drone industry has been waiting on for over a decade. It’s called “BVLOS,” or beyond visual line of sight. Right now, you’re not allowed to fly a drone without a human watching the drone for the duration of its flight (there are …
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