From getting Slurpees delivered to our door to a robot bringing us water to our hotel room, here are six chains using technology to deliver better and faster service.
With clear skies and small population of 4.4 million, New Zealand last year became one of the world's first countries to clear commercial drone deliveries.
The world's biggest online retailer, which has laid out plans to start using drones for deliveries by 2017, said a cross-government team supported by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority had provided it with the permissions necessary to explore the process.
Delivery company UPS will provide a grant of $800,000 plus logistical support to a partnership including Gavi and robotics company Zipline International Inc.