Name: No roads? There's a drone for that
Uploaded: 2013-11-21T15:59:12Z
Duration: 9 min 11 s
Description: A billion people in the world lack access to all-season roads. Could the structure of the internet provide a model for how to reach them? Andreas Raptopoulos of Matternet thinks so. He introduces a new type of transportation system that uses electric autonomous flying machines to deliver medicine, food, goods and supplies wherever they are needed.

A billion people in the world lack access to all-season roads. Could the structure of the internet provide a model for how to reach them? Andreas Raptopoulos of Matternet thinks so. He introduces a new type of transportation system that uses electric autonomous flying machines to deliver medicine, food, goods and supplies wherever they are needed.

Andreas Raptopoulos: No roads? There's a drone for that

No roads? There's a drone for that

Matternet proposes a leap in logistics with drones delivering essentials in unreachable areas, inspired by mobile tech's leap.

Flying autonomously, drones could transport urgent goods over bad roads or congested cities, reshaping access and urban efficiency.

At a mere 24 cents per 10km for a 2kg payload, drone delivery presents a cost-effective, eco-friendly logistics alternative.