Daily Archives: September 23, 2016

UPS And CyPhy Works Test Drone For Urgent Commercial Delivery

The drone flight advances an investment made by The UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund in CyPhy to gather information about drone uses and capabilities. Innovation through automation and robotics has long been a focus for the world’s largest package delivery company. “Drone technology used in this way can save lives and deliver products and services to places that are difficult to reach by traditional transit infrastructures.”The CyPhy drone used in Thursday’s test is the Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) system. UPS and CyPhy flew the PARC from Beverly to Children’s Island

By | 2016-09-28T18:36:04+00:00 September 23rd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, ups|0 Comments

Tailed-Blue butterfly stamp nationwide

Postal Service will issue the Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly stamp nationwide tomorrow, Sept. 24. As a Forever stamp, this stamp will always be valid for the rate printed on it. The Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly (Cupido comyntas) is named for the iridescent blue color of its upper wing surface, more vivid in the male, and for the short, thread-like tail on each hind wing. Greeting card envelopes printed with a silhouette of a butterfly indicate the need for additional postage — or the use of a butterfly stamp. Ordering First-Day CoversThe Postal Service also offers first-day covers for new stam

By | 2016-09-28T19:01:57+00:00 September 23rd, 2016|News, shippers, Shipping, usps|0 Comments