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Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change Everything

Mark Rober · demo · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Mark Rober visits Zipline and looks at its autonomous delivery drones, including medical and blood deliveries in Rwanda. He demonstrates how the drones' propeller design and cable-lowered delivery pod make them quiet and precise.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as the clearest look at Zipline's real-world drone operations, especially for medical delivery and the solved noise problem.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “the blood and medical supply delivery operation in Rowanda (at about 2:10) is very impressive.”

    Zipline drones delivering blood and medical supplies in Rwanda.

    programd, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “High precision drone delivery using a zipline”

  2. “The whole video is worth a watch though.”

    Zipline drone noise and rotor design.

    zefalt, 2023-04 · Recommendation · in “Transit Study Reveals Robocars Causing Surprisingly Little Disruption on Streets”

  3. “I was very impressed when I first heard of them.”

    Gives an idea of what Zipline does.

    Flockster, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “FAA Authorizes Zipline to Deliver Commercial Packages Using Drones”

  4. “Their medical delivery stuff is so impressive”

    Zipline's medical delivery work.

    pedalpete, 2024-04 · Recommendation · in “Drone startup Zipline hits 1M deliveries, looks to restaurants as it cont”

  5. “Done by varying the propeller design so that the noise is spread out over many frequencies instead of concentrated in the buzzy band.”

    Demo of near-silent drone propellers.

    lathiat, 2024-08 · Recommendation · in “Troubled Amazon drone delivery program faces latest challenge: Annoyed residents”

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Topics: zipline, drone delivery, mark rober, medical logistics, noise reduction

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