EPISODE · Oct 18, 2018 · 4 MIN
Life-Saving Deliveries Will Get Drones Flying the Skies
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
Delivery drones are real and they’re operating on a national level, but they’re not dropping off impulse purchases, and some of the most important applications are not in the United States. Zipline, a Bay Area startup, inked a deal with the government of Rwanda in 2016 and now uses small, autonomous planes to deliver medical supplies, and in particular blood, to rural communities across the African country. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Delivery drones are real and they’re operating on a national level, but they’re not dropping off impulse purchases, and some of the most important applications are not in the United States. Zipline, a Bay Area startup, inked a deal with the government of Rwanda in 2016 and now uses small, autonomous planes to deliver medical supplies, and in particular blood, to rural communities across the African country.
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Life-Saving Deliveries Will Get Drones Flying the Skies
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