WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- What do Amazon, Domino's Pizza and now Google all have in common? They're all testing drones as a potential deliver device for the future.
Google X, the Internet giant's advanced research lab, has been secretly running Project Wing for two years. Earlier this month, it conducted 30 test flights in Australia this summer using its single-wing prototype, the culmination of the first phase of the project, include The drones, 5 feet wide and 2 1/2 feet tall, operate on four propellers that can adjust positions for different stages of flight. Packages -- including the ones filled with candy bars, water, cattle vaccines, radios and even dog treats sent to two farmers in Queensland, Australia -- fit snugly into a gap in the wing.