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EDIBLE DRONES

are a Reality!

Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of humanitarian emergencies by The project has already
Iron Maiden and entrepreneur, delivering survival supplies to attracted interest from aid
has been appointed Vice – remote areas hit by natural organisations Medicins San
Chairman of Pouncer, a UK catastrophes or conflict. Frontier (MSF), International
company which has developed Rescue Committee, Oxfam, the
a lightweight edible drone With 50 kg (110 lb) of food World Health Organisation, the
that could deliver life-saving stocked inside its compartments, Red Cross and Airbus.
supplies to remote areas in would be able to deliver enough
times of disaster or conflict. supplies to feed up to 50 people This will truly be a game-
per day. changer for those in war-torn
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or disaster-ridden areas of the
(UAV), named Pouncer, which With up to 40 km (25 miles) world.
costs £150 ($183) is made reach, the drone can be
of an edible, starch-based launched from an aircraft or
thermoplastic and can either be catapulted from the ground with
eaten or used as shelter after an accuracy of about 7 metres
being delivered to recipients. (23 ft), giving it an advantage
over air drops. The problem is
Edible drones filled with food, you can't guarantee where the
water or medicine could soon loads will land.
become indispensable in

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