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Landmark approval edges Matternet's delivery drone toward everyday use

Matternet M2 drone has received a Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, the first non-military drone to do so, which should help streamline its efforts to make drone delivery an accessible and everyday service.

The striking Mattenet Station serves as a drone delivery hub for medical packages

Drones

Matternet Station to serve as drone delivery hub for hospitals

Last year, Matternet teamed up with UPS to fly medical samples between labs and a hospital in North Carolina. Now the Californian startup has revealed the Matternet Station, where medical personnel can drop off samples for delivery by drone.

The UPS delivery service will use Matternet's M2 drone

Drones

UPS begins routine drone deliveries of medical samples to US hospital

The latest party to turn to the Silicon Valley startup Matternet for aerial courier solutions is logistics giant UPS, which will use its drones to ferry medical samples between labs and a hospital in North Carolina.