Otherlab: Who among you would have thought that the paper could little airplanes built by children one day save our lives?
A new paper drone and a bit of modernity technology which could strengthen humanitarian organizations with a very useful disaster tool. The paper drone is funded by a DARPA grant and is being built by Otherlab, an aerodynamic research company based in San Francisco.
The company uses lightweight materials and an intelligent design to create single-use transport vehicles capable of carrying medical supplies where they are needed most.
Unlike most drones, this one is not designed to do taxiby return. The flying vehicle has been stripped of all sorts of unnecessary weight-adding features such as the motor and battery that were necessary for the return.
With fewer mechanical parts, Otherlab hopes to provide rescuers with more space and additional payload that can be used to transport more basic supplies.
Due to lack of engine, the drone requires another aircraft to get up in the air. Once taken off it uses a travel computer and sensors that regulate its route as required.
Of course the computer also arranges for the landing of the aircraft.
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Otherlab's design is incredibly clever. Each drone comes as a flat cardboard and is designed to be easy enough for anyone to assemble it.
