Problems We're Solving

[1] arXiv: Aerial drones consume 94% more energy per km than ground vehicles [2] J. Rupprecht Law: FAA Part 107 limits—VLOS, no over‑people, no moving vehicle delivery [3] Reuters: FAA plans expanded drone rules, bans affecting Chinese makers [4] Reuters: National-security probes & potential bans on Chinese drones [5] FAA: Part 135 certification required for commercial delivery (BVLOS) [6] ResearchGate: Ground robot failure rates (6–24 hr MTBF; ~50% uptime) [7] SpringerOpen: Ground robots travel ~5–6 km/h (walking pace) [8] MarketsandMarkets: Sidewalk robot top speed ~16 km/h [9] Wikipedia: Kiwibot average delivery ~27 min vs bike courier 15–20 min [10] SSRN: ADRs slower/more area‑limited than bike/van delivery [11] Axios: Coco pilot completes 100,000+ deliveries [12] The Robot Report: Coco surpasses 500,000 zero‑emission deliveries [13] Daily Cardinal: UW–Madison robots make ~30–40 deliveries/day → ~14.6k/year (10 bots) [14] DJI: "DeliveryHub" operations platform for drone fleets [15] DJI FlyCart 30: heavy‑payload delivery drone (up to 30 kg)