Matternet’s design for a Medical Aid Quadcopter
What’s the News: Many of the unmanned aerial vehicles we hear about are flying off to war, laden with weapons or surveillance equipment. The tech start-up Matternet, however, is designing small quadcopter UAVs to carry peaceable payloads, delivering medical supplies and other necessities to areas dangerous or difficult to reach by road.
How the Heck:
The quadcopters are based on already-developed, open-source UAV tech from DIY [...]
