UPS is teaming up with autonomous delivery drone startup Matternet to experiment with using drones to deliver medical supplies, the companies announced on Tuesday. Starting today, the supplies will be delivered via Matternet’s M2 quadcopters to WakeMed hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The drone delivery program will be overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration and the North Carolina Department of Transportation. It will be small at first: Matternet’s drones can only carry payloads of up to five pounds over distances of up to 12.5 miles. Here’s how the companies describe the delivery program:
Throughout the WakeMed program, a medical professional will load a secure drone container with a medical sample or specimen – such as a…
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