Matt O Brien
In this April 14, 2021 image provided by Wing LLC., Girl Scouts Alice Goerlich, right, and Gracie Walker pose with a Wing delivery drone in Christiansburg, Va. The company is testing drone delivery of Girl Scout cookies in the area.
Image Credit: (Sam Dean/ Wing LLC via AP) April 28, 2021 - 8:00 PM Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people s doorsteps in a Virginia community. The town of Christiansburg has been a testing ground for commercial delivery drones operated by Wing, a subsidiary of Google s corporate parent Alphabet.
Matt O Brien
In this April 14, 2021 image provided by Wing LLC., Girl Scouts Alice Goerlich, left, and Gracie Walker pose with a Wing delivery drone container in Christiansburg, Va. The company is testing drone delivery of Girl Scout cookies in the area. (Sam Dean/ Wing LLC. via AP) April 28, 2021 - 6:19 AM
Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people s doorsteps in a Virginia community.
The town of Christiansburg has been a testing ground for commercial delivery drones operated by Wing, a subsidiary of Google s corporate parent Alphabet.
Now the company is adding the iconic boxed cookies to the more mundane drugstore offerings, FedEx packages and locally-made pastries, tacos and cold brew coffees it s been hauling to a thinly populated area of residential subdivisions since 2019.
Girl Scouts use drones to deliver cookies
By MATT O BRIEN article
In this April 14, 2021 image provided by Wing LLC., Girl Scouts Alice Goerlich, right, and Gracie Walker pose with a Wing delivery drone in Christiansburg, Va. The company is testing drone delivery of Girl Scout cookies in the area. (Sam Dean/ Wing L
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Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people s doorsteps in a Virginia community.
The town of Christiansburg has been a testing ground for commercial delivery drones operated by Wing, a subsidiary of Google s corporate parent Alphabet.
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Girl Scouts Alice Goerlich (right) and Gracie Walker (left) pose with a Wing delivery drone in Christiansburg, Va. on April 14, 2021. (Sam Dean / Wing LLC via AP) prev
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The Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council and Wing LLC are testing cookie delivery via drones in Christiansburg, Va. (Sam Dean / Wing LLC via AP)
The new delivery method was first discussed by the tech brand and youth organization about a month ago, a media representative for Wing told Fox News. The partnership allows Wing to facilitate deliveries by air, so local Girl Scouts don’t have to be exposed to the novel coronavirus.