The Spartaqs drone-maker said on Thursday that it had successfully flown coronavirus samples from one Warsaw hospital to another in a test-run that it hopes will pave the way to the use of drone technology for medical purposes.The return flight of the Hermes V8MT drone"was an absolute success," Slawomir Huczala, Spartaqs founder and chief engineer, told AFP.
Spartaqs quoted one of the hospitals as saying drone transport could become vital in battling the coronavirus pandemic by boosting the rate of testing. The Spartaqs drone is specially adapted for emergency transport of blood and pharmaceuticals, but also hearts destined for transplant. The test flight was supervised by medical experts working with a police anti-terrorism unit, according to a Spartaqs statement.