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Aug. 25, 2016 / 11:13 AM

Domino's New Zealand delivers first pizza by drone

Domino's New Zealand delivers first pizza by drone

Domino's New Zealand delivered its first pizza by drone with the help of drone delivery company Flirtey. The drone carried the pizza box from a string before lowering it to Domino's Group CEO Don Meij, New Zealand Minister for Transport Simon Bridges and Flirtey CEO Matt Sweeny. Screen capture/Domino's New Zealand/Facebook

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Domino's New Zealand teamed up with drone delivery company Flirtey to complete the first ever drone pizza delivery.

Video shared to Facebook shows the Domino's DRU drone flying through the air to deliver pizza to Domino's Group CEO Don Meij, New Zealand Minister for Transport Simon Bridges and Flirtey CEO Matt Sweeny.

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"History in the making – our first DRU Drone test flight today was a great success," the company wrote.

The drone flew through the sky before lowering the pizza box down to the three men who can be seen inspecting the pizza, which remained intact through its flight, before enjoying a historic bite.

Domino's New Zealand has been researching new ways to deliver pizza including the Domino's Robotic Unit, an autonomous pizza delivery robot, which they debuted in March.

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