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Zipline
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Zipline is an autonomous fixed-wing aircraft drone used to carry blood and medicine from a distribution center to wherever it's needed. It can launch within minutes, and travel in any weather.
- Creator
- Zipline
- Country
- United States πΊπΈ
- Year
- 2016
- Type
- Drones, Medical
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Did You Know?
First tested in Rwanda, Zipline now delivers more than 20 percent of the blood supply outside the country's capital. |
In Rwanda, Zipline drones have flown 450,000 km, delivering 12,000 units of blood over 6,000 flights, approximately a third of which have been in emergency life-saving situations. |
Delivery orders are made using SMS text or WhatsApp. |
Specs
- FEATURES
- Capable of carrying loads of up to 1.75 kilograms. Round trip range of 160 kilometers. Flies 4x faster than average quadcopter drones and serves area 200x as large.
- HEIGHT
- N/A cm | N/A in
- LENGTH
- 218 cm | 86 in
- WIDTH
- 330 cm | 130 in
- WEIGHT
- 21 kg | 46 lb
- SPEED
- 128 km/h | 79.5 mph (top speed), 101 km/h (cruising speed)
- SENSORS
- N/A
- ACTUATORS
- Twin electric motors
- POWER
- Lithium-ion battery packs
- COMPUTING
- N/A
- SOFTWARE
- N/A
- DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
- N/A N/A
- MATERIALS
- N/A
- COST
- N/A
- STATUS
- Ongoing
- WEBSITE
- https://www.flyzipline.com/