Becker's Healthcare March 16, 2023
Michigan Medicine will use Zipline’s new drones to deliver prescriptions to patients’ doors, which will “more than double the number of prescriptions it fills each year through its existing in-house pharmacy,” the Ann Arbor-based system said March 15.
The newer drone models, called Platform 2 Zips, are seven times faster than typical automobile delivery and can deliver a package to a patio table-sized area 10 miles away within 10 minutes, according to Zipline. They can also carry 6 to 8 pounds worth of equipment.
The new drones are “practically silent” and are “designed to sound like wind rustling leaves,” the company said in a news release. “By 2025, Zipline expects to operate more flights annually than most airlines.”
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