In pics: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's drones deliver packages to islands
Economy
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced Tuesday that it has used unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver packages over water for the first time.
Xinhua丨Updated: November 8, 2017
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A worker ties a package to a drone in Shanting Town of Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 30, 2017. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced Tuesday that it has used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, to deliver packages over water for the first time. Three drones carrying a total of six boxes of passionfruit with a combined weight of around 12 kilograms flew from Putian in east China's Fujian Province to nearby Meizhou Island. [Photo/Xinhua] |
