世界上有超過20億的人口由於缺乏完善的道路系統，無法即時取得重要的醫療產品。例如盧安達，是個地形崎嶇、車輛難以到達的中非國家，當山上的孕婦產後完，須立即大量補血，礙於血袋有保質期和地形限制，雨天時，地面的醫療車至少需 4 小時才能抵達。但利用這台飛行於空中、可載送醫療物品的無人機 Zipline ，只要15-35分鐘即可送達。

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Zipline 的概念是利用無人駕駛飛機，立即將緊急醫療用品運送給需要的偏鄉醫院。創辦總部位於加州的 Zipline，結合了 SpaceX, Google, Boeing, and NASA 等有經驗的航太人員共同開發專屬的無人機，在 2016 年 10 月經由與盧安達政府共同合作，將 Zipline 服務佈署至全國共 21 家醫院，即時提供緊急醫療產品給 800 萬名盧安達民眾。

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醫療人員只要傳送所需產品訂單給 Zipline，Zipline 的醫療配送中心就會立即包裝產品進行空中配送，無人機會以每小時 110 公里速度在預定路線上自動飛行，操作者只需從螢幕中監視其飛行狀態；產品抵達前，將以手機推播通知醫護人員取貨，15 分鐘後醫療用備品會經由降落傘落在指定的空地上。

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Zipline 完成送貨後將自動返回配送中心，降落方法不需要跑道，只要利用恢復系統裝置上的拉繩，鉤住機翼使它降落在氣墊上，短暫停留檢查後即可再次起飛。Zipline 的飛行半徑為 150 公里，可裝載 1.5 kg 的貨品，不管大風大雨皆可飛行。

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Zipline 這項概念設計，可以幫助非洲地區因為陸地崎嶇、公路建設不足等而導致物資缺乏，而無法取得即時醫療救援的民眾，進一步搶救無數生命。ZIPLINE 也宣布將在 2018 年和坦桑尼亞合作，將該服務拓展到這個有 1000 萬人民的東非國家。反觀擁有離島、高山等區域的台灣，是否也可應用 Zipline 這類的無人機科技，改善偏鄉地區的醫療呢？

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