Drone Drops My Lunch on Texas Lawn, Then Vanishes Like a UFO Witness
KEY POINTS
- â˘Late last year in Rowlett, Texas, Zipline performed a drone delivery outside City Hall on a blustery afternoon.
- â˘A unique two-drone delivery system lowered a brown paper bag lunch on a thin tether to the ground.
- â˘Zipline has completed over two million drone deliveries, using technology thatâs often mistaken for UFOs.
On a blustery day late last year, right outside Rowlett, Texas City Hall, a Zipline drone executed a delivery stunt worthy of a sci-fi show: it lowered a second drone on a string to deposit my lunch on a dry patch of grass, then teleported back to its mothership quicker than I could sneeze. This shot lasted less than 30 seconds, leaving me wondering if the brown paper bag was secretly carrying the secrets of the universe or just sad desk leftovers. Apparently, Zipline owns this robotic lunch break scene, having completed two million such deliveries, proving drones are better lunch couriers than some human co-workers.
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(1 of 3)When your lunch arrives faster than your motivationâbut also more mysteriouslyâcourtesy of the Rowlett drone mafia.
Ziplineâs drones delivering lunch on ropes is basically a high-tech conga line for starving Texans.
Forget Uber Eatsânow your lunch gets an aerial tech escort, because why shouldnât drones have a rap sheet?
Source: Theverge | Published: 1/21/2026 | Author: Tim Stevens
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