Matternet M2

A quadcopter for hospital and parcel deliveries that runs automated flights between stations, managed over cellular links by Matternet's cloud software.

Price: —price not published
Autonomy: DriverlessHow it runs
Driverless: In serviceSince 2017
Fleet: —See details below
Speed: —Not published
Range: —Not published

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Why it matters

Matternet says the M2 was the first delivery drone system to receive an FAA type certificate (September 2022).

Real-world use

Hospital routes in Lugano and Zurich with Swiss Post from 2017 and 2019; UPS medical sample flights at WakeMed, North Carolina, from 2020 (Matternet).

Timeline

First shown: 2017
Released: 2017

First commercial route, EOC Hospital, Lugano

Maker

MatternetCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status: Driverless in service
Where it runs: Switzerland (Lugano, Zurich); North Carolina, US
Driverless since: 2017
Fleet: not published
Rides, miles or loads: not published

Public attention

How much public attention Matternet M2 gets, from open data.

No Wikipedia article of its own yet
No recent press stories listed yet
4 reported deployments

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement: Other movement
How it runs: Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.

From the maker

Matternet M2 is the only vehicle from Matternet in the atlas.

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price: Not publishedprice not published
How to get one: No official buying page found

Where it works

4 reported deployments.

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Deployed

Matternet with Apian for the NHS · London · since 2026-04

Matternet M2 drones fly between two Central London hospital campuses for the NHS with Apian, its first UK operation. Matternet
Pilot

Matternet · Mountain View · since 2024-08

Matternet runs M2 drone home deliveries in Mountain View and Sunnyvale, California, after a pilot that began on 30 August 2024. Matternet
Deployed

Matternet with Swiss Post · University Hospital Zurich, Zentrallabor Zürich, Triemli Hospital · Zurich · since 2019

Matternet and Swiss Post fly medical samples between Zurich hospitals and labs, adding a long urban route for Triemli Hospital in 2023. Matternet
Deployed

Matternet with Swiss Post · EOC Hospital · Lugano · since 2018

Matternet and Swiss Post launched a drone route for Lugano's EOC hospital in 2018 and installed a landing station there in 2022. Matternet

Sources

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