"Matternet proposed applying quad-copter technology by building a network of robotic drones to deliver medication quickly and very cost-effectively.
This particular class of S.U. was focused on solving problems for “the next billion people,” those without access to modern technology. Matternet tackled the problem of getting drugs and diagnostic or test materials to people in rural areas in developing countries that don’t have access to passable roads during rainy seasons.
Matternet team leader Andreas Raptopoulos told me the nominal range of his quadcopters is 10 kilometers when carrying a 2-kilogram load (range changes with load). Landing pads act as beacons to augment GPS and guide the copters to precise landings."
http://www.uasvision.com/2011/08/30/drug-delivery-by-quad-copter/
This particular class of S.U. was focused on solving problems for “the next billion people,” those without access to modern technology. Matternet tackled the problem of getting drugs and diagnostic or test materials to people in rural areas in developing countries that don’t have access to passable roads during rainy seasons.
Matternet team leader Andreas Raptopoulos told me the nominal range of his quadcopters is 10 kilometers when carrying a 2-kilogram load (range changes with load). Landing pads act as beacons to augment GPS and guide the copters to precise landings."
http://www.uasvision.com/2011/08/30/drug-delivery-by-quad-copter/