Drones used to help people in Malawi's remote areas.

Turin's Politecnico, in cooperation with UNICEF, is involved in technological and humanitarian projects in Africa.

Up4Dream, Progetto del Politecnico di Torino in collaborazione con Unicef per consegna di medicinali con l’uso di droni. Source: Courtesy of Politecnico of Turin

In Malawi, the Poitecnico uses drones to deliver much needed medications to people living in remote areas of the country.

Filiberto Chiabrando, Associate professor of the Department of Architecture and Design and creator of the  "UP4Dream", and Alessio Calantropio, PhD student at the Politecnico of Turin, talk about the ambitious project.

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