Hardware Podcasts

52. Drones to Explore Space and Save Lives on Earth

The Next Byte Podcast · 11 Jan 2022 · 30m

What this episode covers

Hosts Farbod and Daniel discuss an MIT project developing an ion-propelled, hovering rover for airless bodies like the Moon and asteroids, which uses the photoelectric effect and ion thrusters to avoid mechanical wear from lunar dust. They then examine a student initiative from the Technical University of Munich creating a quadcopter drone to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) during cardiac arrests, aiming to reduce response times and improve survival rates. The episode highlights Zipline, a California-based company using catapult-launching drones for blood deliveries in Rwanda, and a Johnson & Johnson-funded HIV medicine delivery project in Uganda.

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Mouser Electronics, MIT, NASA, Technical University of Munich, Zipline, Johnson & Johnson

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