Humanitarian Drones

Drones may be best known for their surveillance and military capabilities, but there’s a growing movement to use them for humanitarian aid. Inventor Mark Jacobsen is building drones to deliver humanitarian aid to Syrians stuck inside their war-torn country. But as he’s learning, bureaucracy – combined with public fears about the use of drones – has hamstrung efforts to get that aid anywhere near the Syrian border. Producer Andrew Stelzer brings us this report. Image Credit: Andrew Stelzer