Previously, Rwanda's use of drones for blood transportation in Africa attracted widespread attention worldwide, and now China has also made new progress. On July 15th, Dr. Zhang Mao and Dr. Li Qiang, the team of SAHZU, wrote a drone blood delivery case based on the operation data of the rapid ant drone blood delivery route, which was published in The Lancet medical journal. The paper compares the speed advantages of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) blood delivery with ground transportation through nearly 9 months of operation data in Hangzhou, and explores the factors affecting UAV blood delivery speed, including UAV endurance and battery technology, as well as the influence of environmental factors such as high-rise buildings, airports, and railways on the ground.

The paper affirms the advantages of rapid and safe blood transportation by drones, which are not affected by road and traffic congestion; It also proposes optimization directions for subsequent drone blood delivery. As of now, Antwork has completed over 300000 kilometers of commercial operation and set up dozens of medical drone stations in Hangzhou for the transportation of blood, nucleic acid, medical equipment, and test samples, accumulating valuable and rich experience. At the same time, Antwork is actively optimizing and upgrading its drones, and subsequent models are being tested and will soon be introduced to everyone. I believe that in the near future, the drone medical delivery network will be fully covered, alleviating the delivery difficulties of medical supplies and buying valuable time for patient assistance.