Startup MANNA Flies into the Drone Delivery Skies

A drone startup is able to ship the items to Silicon Valley – from the sky.

MANNA Robotics final week introduced the launch of a drone supply system. The challenge started 5 years in the past when present MANNA CEO Eric Smalls envisioned a brand new robotic supply plan that will combine a number of applied sciences into one system.

He mentioned at the moment:

“The goal is to build and program a [drone], create a payload delivery system, and develop an app for the user that allows them to track and confirm their delivery. If successful, we will build an entire swarm of [drones] and expand to many more applications.”

With this concept in hand, Smalls raised $400,000 in funding and is now searching for the subsequent spherical by way of an preliminary crowdfunding providing.

Using DJI and Skysense UAV know-how – amongst others – the MANNA system will present instantaneous deliveries by way of cargo drones to clients in Silicon Valley and finally, the firm says, throughout the globe.

MANA’s core know-how, Skyways, creates an Unmanned Traffic Management system and integrates apps comparable to aerial pictures suite Candid; Zoom – a 4-D racing platform; in addition to two surveying apps – Inspector (public security) and Blossom (agriculture).

Smalls can also be growing a blockchain-based coin (additionally referred to as MANNA) that he calls a Universal Postage Stamp.

An organization weblog describes the system:

“Using MANNA to facilitate transactions in a decentralized delivery network resolves the prisoner’s dilemma for commercial deliveries at scale. MANNA provides a single unifying protocol for sending and receiving physical mail unlike email which generally requires multiple protocols to complete a transaction. In addition, MANNA can be used to allow secure deliveries without requiring parties to reveal their locations to each other.”

“Because the drone provides decentralized assurance through smart contracts and digital keys, this system enables players to transact in new and exciting ways. For example, in P2P markets like Craigslist and Openbazaar the logical process above provides trustworthy exchanges at a lower-cost and across longer distances. On the other hand, in credit-based markets like Amazon and eBay, this system increases efficiency with faster deliveries and lower-costs for the consumer, enabling new possibilities like a ‘try me!’ marketplace and virtual storefronts while reducing the high costs of returning an item.”