Zipline
🇺🇸 US Serves US, RW, GH +4
Drone delivery company serving health systems in Africa and home delivery in the US.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Aerial & Drones
Medical drone delivery
Short answer Published prices for medical drone delivery run €3,000–€8,000 per route study (1 price from 1 source, France; newest dated Sep 22, 2026). Every receipt is below.
Drone transport of blood, samples, vaccines and medicines between facilities.
People ask for this as: “drone medical delivery”, “blood delivery drone”, “lab sample drone”
Quick facts
- Typical published range
- €3,000–€8,000 per route study
- Price receipts
- 1 price from 1 source
- Who does it
- 10 providers, 10 sell it as a service
- Where
- 13 countries with a local provider: 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇮🇳 India
Last updated · Cite this page
How it works
Robots used
- Fixed Wing Delivery Drone
- VTOL Drone
Ways to buy it
- Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
Bot or Not?
A robot makes sense when…
- The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
- It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
- You need data you will compare over time
- You need eyes on it right now
Hire a human when…
- It is small, low and one-off
- It needs hands, judgement or a repair
- Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
- Nobody has defined the job yet
Here's the catch for this job
- Ask for proof of pilot certification and liability insurance (often $1M+).
- Agree on deliverables, resolution and turnaround before flight day.
- Weather days are common; clarify reschedule terms.
Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →
What it costs
Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.
The receipt as a table
| What | Range | Unit | Region | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory and operational feasibility study for one medical drone delivery route (not a per-flight delivery price) (C-DRONE price guide, France, observed 2026 range, excl. VAT) | €3,000–€8,000 | / route study | FR | c-drone.fr as of Sep 22, 2026 |
Dataset: Medical drone delivery price receipts (Whirrwork). 1 published price for medical drone delivery, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0
Follow price changes for this job Atom feed: one entry per new or changed price, with its receipt. All feeds
Price history
Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).
| Series | Latest | Observations | Observed | Trend | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory and operational feasibility study for one medical drone delivery route (not a… | €3,000–€8,000 / route study | 1 | Oct 25, 2026 | — | c-drone.fr |
Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=drone-delivery-medical
What to specify and ask
Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":
- Items to carry (samples, medicines, blood) and their weight and temperature needs
- Sites to connect and distance between them
- Location (address or coordinates)
- Date(s) and time window
- Area size (acres/hectares) or number of structures
- Deliverables (photos, video, orthomosaic, 3D model, report)
- File formats and turnaround time
- Airspace class / proximity to airports if known
- Insurance requirements
Rules and regulation
Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). Controlled airspace, night or BVLOS flights may need waivers.
General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.
Providers who do this
Filters by headquarters or published service area.
Matternet
🇺🇸 US Serves US, CH, DE
US drone delivery company for healthcare and home delivery.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Kite Aero (formerly Swoop Aero)
🇦🇺 AU Serves AU, Africa
Australian medical drone logistics company.
- Service
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Draganfly
🇨🇦 CA Serves CA, US
Canadian drone manufacturer and services provider.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 3 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
TechEagle
🇮🇳 IN Serves IN
Indian drone delivery company.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Skye Air
🇮🇳 IN Serves IN
Indian drone delivery service.
- Service
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
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WeRobotics (Flying Labs)
🇨🇭 CH Serves global, Africa, Asia +1
Nonprofit network of local Flying Labs in 40+ countries.
- Service
- Public quote page
- 4 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Wingcopter
🇩🇪 DE Serves global
German eVTOL delivery drone maker.
- Purchase
- Service
- 2 jobs
- Oct 25, 2026
Rigitech
🇨🇭 CH Serves global
Swiss cargo drone maker.
- Purchase
- Service
- Public quote page
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Apian
🇬🇧 GB Serves GB
UK medical drone logistics company running routine NHS drone networks for pathology samples and medicines (since 2024), integrating with drone…
- Service
- 1 job
- Oct 25, 2026
Questions buyers ask
How much does medical drone delivery cost?
Published prices for medical drone delivery run €3,000–€8,000 per route study (1 price from 1 source, France; newest dated Sep 22, 2026). Every receipt is below.
Who offers medical drone delivery near me?
We list 10 providers for medical drone delivery. 13 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are Côte d’Ivoire (3), Ghana (3) and India (3). 3 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.
What should I put in a quote request?
Start with items to carry (samples, medicines, blood) and their weight and temperature needs; sites to connect and distance between them; location (address or coordinates). The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".
Do I actually need a robot for this?
Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Ask for proof of pilot certification and liability insurance (often $1M+).
Are there rules or permits?
Drone operations need a licensed remote pilot and local aviation rules: FAA Part 107 (US), EASA Open/Specific categories (EU), CAA (UK), Transport Canada RPAS, DGCA Digital Sky (India), CASA (Australia), CAAC (China). More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).
Cite this page
Whirrwork. "Medical drone delivery: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/drone-delivery-medical/. CC BY 4.0.
BibTeX
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title = {Medical drone delivery: cost, how it works \& providers},
author = {{Whirrwork}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/drone-delivery-medical/},
note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}Quoting a price? Cite its original source too (linked in the table). We're the index, not the origin. Add the date you read this page.
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