Zipline International Inc.
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Zipline International Inc. is a drone delivery logistics and robotics company based in the U.S. focused on emergency medical product delivery to remote regions.
Operations in Rwanda[edit]
Zipline began operations in Rwanda in partnership with the Rwandan Ministry of Health, in October 2016, [1] making Zipline the world's first commercial drone delivery service. [2] Zipline serves public hospitals with on-demand service of blood, having made over 4,000 deliveries to date. [2] Remote hospitals place orders by WhatsApp or phone call,[3] then an operator at Zipline's distribution center packs the blood products into a Zipline drone. The drone is then launched and flies autonomously to the hospital where it delivers the package from the air, without landing at the delivery site. [2] The drone then turns around and flies back to the distribution center and recovers using a mechatronic recovery system designed to quickly and reliably bring the drone out of the sky while taking up a small footprint and reducing complexity on the vehicle by removing the need for landing gear or VTOL.
References[edit]
- ↑ Rosen, Jonathan (June 8, 2017). "Zipline's Ambitious Medical Drone Delivery in Africa". technologyreview.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Baker, Aryn (July 20, 2017). "The American Drones Saving Lives in Rwanda". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ Goode, Lauren (24 August 2017). "Blood-delivering drone company Zipline readies for launch in Tanzania". The Verge. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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