{"id":91753,"date":"2020-10-17T23:24:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T20:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/uk-space-agency-backs-medical-drone-delivery-project\/"},"modified":"2020-10-17T23:24:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T20:24:17","slug":"uk-space-agency-backs-medical-drone-delivery-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/uk-space-agency-backs-medical-drone-delivery-project\/","title":{"rendered":"#UK Space Agency backs medical drone delivery project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#UK Space Agency backs medical drone delivery project<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2020\/drone.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2020\/drone.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800\/2020\/drone.jpg\" alt=\"drone\" title=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A medical drone delivery service founded by trainee doctors that aims to transport coronavirus samples, test kits and protective equipment between hospitals has won the backing of Britain&#8217;s Space Agency.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                The start-up project can help free up healthcare staff, avoid courier waiting times and minimize the risk of virus transmission, authorities said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Trainee doctors Hammad Jeilani and Christopher Law are trialing &#8220;dronepad&#8221; infrastructure so the miniature aircraft can take off from and land on hospitals, laboratories and warehouses. They are planning to scale up the trials and set up a nationwide network of secure air corridors to enable the drone delivery service to work safely across National Health Service sites.<\/p>\n<p>The hybrid drones\u2014which have the rotors of a typical drone and the wings of a plane\u2014can carry a maximum of 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) and fly about 60 miles (96 kilometers.)<\/p>\n<p>The drone project is among others set to share 1.3 million pounds ($1.7 million) of funding from the U.K. Space Agency and the European Space Agency to businesses developing space-based solutions for challenges created by Covid-19.\n                                                                                                                        <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Walmart expands drone program with COVID-19 test-kit delivery\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2020 The Associated Press. 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