Robots and drones have already been used to deliver to medicine and supplies to remote areas in the past. AHEAD (Autonomous Humanitarian Emergency Aid Devices) is a project involving researchers from the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center that explores the idea of using robot controlled vehicles to deliver supplies to crisis regions.
These vehicles are used on routes that are dangerous for human drivers, including flood-prone areas of South Sudan.
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