Bringing underserved communities life-saving aid through aerial logistics

Sci Robot. 2023 Dec 20;8(85):eadm7020. doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.adm7020. Epub 2023 Dec 20.

Authors

Pedro Kremer¹, Aleksandra Leyzerovskaya¹, Shelley DuBois¹, Jonah Lipsitt¹, Florence Haruna¹, Olga Lebed^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Zipline International, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
² University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.

PMID: 38117867
DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adm7020

Abstract

Autonomous drone delivery of medical supplies has improved access to health care for local communities in Africa.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Africa
Medically Underserved Area*
Robotics*
Unmanned Aerial Devices*