Hospital using drones to fly blood samples between buildings
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March 27, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A pioneering use of drones to fly blood samples across a North Carolina hospital campus launched Tuesday in the latest move to expand their roles in business and health care.
The short trips between WakeMed buildings in Raleigh mark the first time the Federal Aviation Administration has allowed regular commercial flights of drones carrying products, according to UPS and drone company Matternet, which partnered with the hospital on the program.
"This is a turning point, and it's an historic moment because this is the first FAA-sanctioned use of a (drone) for routine revenue...
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