http://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2016/05/16/rwanda-to-start-using-drones-to-supply-vaccines-blood-in-august/ Rwanda to start using drones to supply vaccines, blood in August 16 May 2016
[images http://www.thestar.com.my/~/media/online/2016/05/16/07/29/dcx_doc6pn8y0pz8dz1fvz44f8t.ashx/?w=620&h=413&crop=1&hash=7800ED92D330A6B90203ACEF643640E2E5EDBABB Delivery by drone: A systems engineer with Zipline International loading a payload into a Zipline aerial delivery drone. UPS is backing robotics company Zipline International Inc to deliver blood supplies and vaccines to Rwanda by August. — Reuters http://www.thestar.com.my/~/media/online/2016/05/16/04/42/dcx_doc6pn8xz21obn1hm262f8w.ashx?la=en Keenan Wyrobek, head of product engineering at Zipline International, displays a package of fake blood airdropped by a Zipline drone during a flight demonstration at an undisclosed location in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S., May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam A Zipline employee displaying a package of fake blood airdropped by a Zipline drone during a flight demonstration in San Francisco. — Reuters http://www.thestar.com.my/~/media/online/2016/05/16/04/45/dcx_doc6pn8y6zc3h126958f8w.ashx?la=en An iPad displaying flight status of the Zipline aerial delivery drone is seen during a demonstration at an undisclosed location in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S., May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam ] KIGALI: President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was keen on plans to use drones to deliver blood supplies and vaccines, and was working with US-based firm Zipline to launch the service by August. International delivery company UPS is backing robotics company Zipline International Inc in a partnership which also includes Gavi, a group providing vaccines to poor countries. The drones will deliver blood and vaccines to half the transfusion centres in the country of 11 million people, making deliveries 20 times faster than by land. “Drones are very useful things and we’re investing our time and resources and everything in this area. But at the same time we are aware of certain risks involved but which are manageable," Kagame told a news conference at the World Economic Forum on Africa. Keller Rinaudo, Zipline's chief executive, told a news conference in Kigali the firm had spent US$12mil (RM48.39mil) in developing drones. The planned service will use 12 to 15 of the unmanned aircraft. [image] Keller Rinaudo, CEO and co-founder of Zipline International, speaks during a presentation at an undisclosed location in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S., May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Rinaudo speaking during a presentation in the San Francisco Bay Area. He predicts that by the end of 2017, the company's drones will be able to cover the entire country of Rwanda. — Reuters "The first flight actually delivering may occur in late July or late August. We are locating the system in Muhanga (in southern Rwanda) and we’ll be serving most of the transfusing facilities in the western half of the country,” he said. “By the end of 2017, we can be covering the entire country of Rwanda.” Companies in the United States and elsewhere are keen to use drones to cut delivery times and costs, but there are hurdles ranging from the risk of collisions with airplanes to ensuring battery safety and longevity. As far back as 2013, online retailer Amazon said it was testing delivery using drones and Alphabet Inc's Google has promised such a service by 2017. Leading retailer Walmart is also testing drones. — Reuters [© 2016 Star Media Group] ... http://flyzipline.com Healthcare is Out for Delivery [dated] http://www.gizmag.com/rwanada-drones-medical/41792/ Rwanda to deploy drones to deliver urgent medical supplies to rural communities February 11, 2016 ... Zipline says moving the medical supplies by drone will be cheaper than making the same deliveries by motorbike ... ... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-26/wal-mart-joins-race-for-drone-delivery-with-u-s-faa-application Wal-Mart Joins the Race for Drone Deliveries Oct 26, 2015 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, wants to test drones for ... will be a 10-story mountain, accessible by zip line and electric ferry, ... https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/04/05/business/05DRONE/05DRONE-master675.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Zipline-Electric-drones-air-drop-deliver-life-sustaining-supplies-to-remote-areas-tp4682154.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
