A cardboard drone for humanitarian aid

Otherlab, a San Francisco-based engineering research and development lab, developed what it calls the world's most advanced industrial paper airplane. The cardboard gliders are made with a biodegradable material and equipped with GPS and other electronics, allowing them to be dropped by a plane and deliver two pounds of life-saving materials without needing to be retrieved.

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Lynn Wood @ 2020.03.04 9:15 PM
A clever way to make help accessible in remote places.

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