Drone delivery has reached America’s backyards

Published August 18, 2026

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Scientific American sought the expertise of Chase Murray in a report on Zipline, a company that aims to deliver packages into backyards via drones. “There have been some creative and attractive ideas,” he says, “but the marriage of that idea plus technology plus regulation—it’s been a challenge to get those things lined up.”

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