Your Mailbox Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smarter.

Nov 22, 2021 – 4 min read

Your Mailbox Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smarter.

Have you ever missed a delivery, had one of your packages stolen, or maybe even wanted to watch your breakfast burrito be delivered to you in just a few minutes by a drone? Dronedek plans to deliver on these desires and more starting in early 2022 alongside The People’s Network with the “Mailbox of the Future:” A platform-agnostic smart mailbox designed to consolidate all deliveries to one secure and connected point.

Dronedek Chairman & CEO, Dan O’Toole, is among the first individuals in the United States to secure patents for a smart mailbox designed for secure drone delivery. In doing so, O’Toole beat out Amazon, UPS, and the USPS by only a number of days. Needless to say, Dronedek is on the cutting edge of future innovations with its imminent smart mailbox technology.

Dronedek Secures the Goods

Besides security, Dronedek smart mailboxes will benefit users by providing:

Package Preservation: A climate-controlled interior (hot things stay hot; cold things stay cold). Plus, with plans to add a battery meter with temperature and humidity sensors, package preservation will be backed by real-time data
Convenient Usability: Everything is done via an easy-to-use Dronedek app on your phone (iOS/Android)
Unlocking Unlimited Range: Induction charging unlocks infinite range for drones, scooters, and other rechargeable devices
Emergency Alerts: Emergency features within the app allow users to alert emergency services and help better identify the address in need
Network Expansion: As the network of Dronedek units grows it will bring expanded coverage, network security, and data usage to The People’s Network. Every day packages are currently being delivered to more than 160+ million addresses in the US alone!

Since its inception, Dronedek has raised over $5.5+ million in angel investments and crowdfunding to support its smart mailbox product launches set for early 2022. Use cases for smart mailboxes are understandably inexhaustible, ranging from residential customers to business parks and campuses (medical, universities, etc) to defense and beyond.

These customers are backed by early research which shows that:

1.7 million packages are stolen daily
91% of the 100+ million packages delivered daily are drone-deliverable (under 5 lbs)
10% of drone dispatches will likely involve food deliveries for restaurants and fast-food chains using any carrier method

4 Benefits to Write Home About

For these users, Dronedek plans to solve critical package delivery challenges while also offering added benefits such as:

Reduced expenses. Smart mailboxes negate missed deliveries, which are an inconvenient addition of time and costs for both you and your delivering carriers. In fact, the average cost of using drone delivery in the last mile is $1 compared to $2 by truck!
Increased efficiency. Sending deliveries to a Dronedek smart mailbox carries benefits such as set delivery locations to optimize carrier routes, no missed deliveries, and no package replacements.
Absolute security. Packages are securely locked in the smart receptacle and only be opened by an authorized user(s) via the Dronedek app.
Environmental benefits. Dronedek is reducing carbon emissions by taking vehicles off the roads and helping decongest traffic to minimize the number of delivery trucks. No more big trucks to deliver a few small packages, especially through neighborhoods. These key benefits are amplifying efforts to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Flying High with Dronedek + Helium 🎈

Beginning with product release in early 2022, Dronedek’s launch will expand the reach of The People’s Network and further revolutionize the landscape of IoT. With the potential for over 160+ million Dronedek units in the US alone, you might just start seeing smart mailboxes pop up in towns and cities near you.

Helium compatibility also translates to Network utilization in millions of homes across the United States. The best part? That figure doesn’t include international consumers waiting to be added to the network as Dronedek secures its pending patents worldwide. If approved, the installed units would likely exceed a global addressable market in the billions!

Those who have already been lucky enough to witness a Dronedek demonstration felt enthralled by the wow factor of watching a drone delivering hot wings, sandwiches, and more. If you’d like to see how fast the future of secure drone delivery is developing alongside the smart mailbox, be sure to visit dronedek.com and follow Dronedek on social media to stay tuned for updates.