Flirtey and Vault Conduct Drone Deliveries of At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits

RENO, Nev., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Flirtey, the pioneer of the commercial drone delivery industry, and Vault Health, the pioneer platform of supervised COVID-19 testing, today announced they have successfully conducted drone deliveries of the first FDA authorized saliva based COVID-19 test. …The test kits were carried by a Flirtey Eagle delivery drone, which autonomously hovered and lowered the test kits using Flirtey's delivery mechanism. As shown in the video released by Flirtey and Vault Health, the Flirtey Eagle delivery drone enabled safe delivery of the packages into the backyard of a residential area in Northern Nevada. …As we expand our testing programs, we are working closely with the FAA on Type Certification, which will enable wide-scale use of our technology for commercial and life-saving applications," said Flirtey Founder and CEO Matthew Sweeny. Learn more at www.flirtey.com.

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