A Manna drone. Image: Lensmen
Manna already has a number of commercial tie-ups in Ireland with the likes of Uber, JustEat and Deliveroo.
Manna’s drones simulated deliveries between Dublin’s Rotunda and Connolly hospitals today (13 March), in a trial that hopes to encourage drone adoption in healthcare.
The partners want to demonstrate the potential in transporting blood and other life-saving medical supplies speedily using small aerial vehicles.
Manna rival Wing has previously trialled transporting medical supplies with the UK’s National Health Service in London, finding that transportation times between Guy’s Hospital and St Thomas’s Hospital were reduced from 30 minutes to two minutes when drones were used.
