The Zipline drone ejects a blood package that floats to earth on a mini-parachute.
Help from above —
The Zipline drone ejects a blood package that floats to earth on a mini-parachute.
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A drone takes off from Zipline's headquarters in Rwanda.
Ready to launch —
A drone takes off from Zipline's headquarters in Rwanda.
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The drones carry vital supplies of blood to remote and inaccessible areas of the country.
Lifesaving cargo —
The drones carry vital supplies of blood to remote and inaccessible areas of the country.
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The drones are guided from an iPad programmed with the route map and co-ordinates of the target. The system, designed by delivery giants UPS, is accurate to a target size of three parking spaces.
Target locked —
The drones are guided from an iPad programmed with the route map and co-ordinates of the target. The system, designed by delivery giants UPS, is accurate to a target size of three parking spaces.
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They are collected at their destinations by health workers, who are notified by text of their arrival.
Special delivery —
They are collected at their destinations by health workers, who are notified by text of their arrival.
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The nation suffers with a poor road network that makes delivery services unreliable. The Rwandan government has embraced drone technology through favorable legislation, and plans to open the world's first droneport.
Embracing innovation —
The nation suffers with a poor road network that makes delivery services unreliable. The Rwandan government has embraced drone technology through favorable legislation, and plans to open the world's first droneport.
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Californian start-up Zipline test their technology in the U.S. before taking it to the field. If the Rwandan project is successful, it will be expanded into new countries.
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Californian start-up Zipline test their technology in the U.S. before taking it to the field. If the Rwandan project is successful, it will be expanded into new countries.
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