Package handling system and methods of use

A package handling system for direct handoff of a delivery package from a robotic arm to

• a drone, the drone then travers to a designated delivery stop, the system comprising:
• a delivery truck having a cargo area;
• a robotic arm mounted inside said cargo area and configured to reach therearound said cargo area;
• and
• a drone having a capture mechanism, wherein said robotic arm is configured to pick the delivery package from said cargo area and extend the delivery package into open air adjacent to the truck, and said drone hovers adjacent to said robotic arm such that said capture mechanism receives the delivery package directly from an end effector of said robotic arm, and said drone traverses thereafter to the designated delivery stop.

A package handling system for transferring delivery packages from a delivery vehicle to a rover, the rover then traverses to a designated delivery stop, the system comprising:

• a delivery truck having a cargo area;
• a robotic arm mounted inside said cargo area and configured to reach therearound said cargo area;
• and
• a ground rover having a platform, wherein the robotic arm is configured to pick a delivery package from said cargo area and place the delivery package onto the platform of said rover for delivery of the package to the designated delivery stop.