Convenience shop items delivered by drone in US

The power of flight: Flirtey and 7-Eleven plan to expand the drone delivery service in the coming year.

SAN FRANCISCO: US drone delivery service Flirtey announced that its self-piloting flying machines have whisked flu medicine, hot food and more from 7-Eleven convenience stores to customers' homes.

The Nevada-based company boasted of being the first drone service to complete regular commercial deliveries to residences in this country, having completed 77 such autonomous missions.