Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Matternet delivers drugs by robocopter

On cnet there is a story about a company that is proposing using cheap, autonomous flying drones to deliver medications to remote locations.

The "quadrocoptors" have a range of about 10 km when carrying a 2 kg load.
Matternet is trying to create, essentially, a modern, long-distance version of the pneumatic tubes that hospitals use to shuttle samples and papers around.
Seems like there are a lot of logistical problems to solve, but  apparently the Dominican Republic is interested enough to fund a pilot project (no pun intended). 
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  1. K GantSeptember 9, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    I would be concerned about the security of the products.

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