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Zipline Platform 1 (P1)
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CommercialUnited States#23 in public attentionFully autonomous

Zipline · delivery drone

Zipline Platform 1

P1

A catapult-launched fixed-wing drone that flies its route automatically, drops packages by paper parachute and returns to be caught by an arresting line. Deliveries reach destinations up to about 80 km from the hub.

Price
—service only, not sold
Autonomy
DriverlessHow it runs
Driverless
In serviceSince 2016-10
Fleet
—See details below
Speed
101.0 km/hFaster than 80%
Payload
1.8 kgCarries more than 0%
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Why it matters

Launched in Rwanda in October 2016 as the first national-scale drone delivery service, flying blood to hospitals.

Real-world use

Delivers medical supplies to hospitals in Ghana and, through Toyota Tsusho's Sora-iina subsidiary, across Japan's Gotō Islands (Zipline, April 21, 2022).

Timeline

First shown
2016-10
Released
2016-10
Service launch in Muhanga, Rwanda

Maker

ZiplineCompany

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
Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Japan, United States
Driverless since
2016-10
Fleet
not published
Rides, miles or loads
Zipline overall (P1 and P2): over 2 million commercial deliveries and more than 125 million autonomous miles (Zipline via The Robot Report, January 2026)

How it stacks up

Against other delivery drones that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

  1. Zipline Platform 1 (P1)Zipline · 201620 kg

Too few delivery drones publish a weight to rank it. Bars show the 0 closest in date.

Not published by the maker: height, joints, battery, price.

Public attention

#23 of 215 current vehicles in public attention.

19of 100
  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet
  • 10 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.

Lineage

Every Zipline vehicle in order.

  1. Zipline Platform 1 (P1)Zipline Platform 1 (P1)2016Commercial
  2. Zipline Platform 2 (P2 Zip)Zipline Platform 2 (P2 Zip)2023Commercial

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedservice only, not sold
How to get one
No official buying page found

Where it works

10 reported deployments.

Map
  • Deployed

    Zipline with Walmart · Walmart Neighborhood Market · Pea Ridge · since 2021-11

    Zipline's long-range Platform 1 drones deliver health and household items from a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with Intermountain Healthcare · Salt Lake City · since 2022-10

    Zipline began delivering prescriptions to Intermountain Healthcare patients' yards in the Salt Lake Valley in October 2022. Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with the Government of Rwanda · Muhanga distribution hub · Muhanga

    Zipline's Muhanga hub delivers blood and medical supplies to health facilities as part of Rwanda's nationwide drone network. Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with the Government of Rwanda · Kayonza distribution hub · Kayonza

    Zipline's Kayonza hub in eastern Rwanda delivers medical supplies to health facilities as part of Rwanda's nationwide drone network. Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with the Government of Ghana

    Zipline hubs deliver vaccines and medicines to health facilities across Ghana's North East, Northern and Eastern regions for the Ghanaian government. Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with Kaduna State Government · Kaduna · since 2022-06

    Zipline began drone deliveries of medical supplies to health facilities in Nigeria's Kaduna State in June 2022. three distribution centres planned across the state Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with Bayelsa State Government · Zipline distribution centre · Yenagoa · since 2023

    Zipline has run drone deliveries in Bayelsa State since 2023, from a distribution centre in Yenagoa commissioned in February 2025. Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire · Daloa distribution centre · Daloa · since 2023

    Since 2023 Zipline's Daloa hub has delivered to more than 220 health facilities in five regions of Côte d'Ivoire. one distribution centre; 10 planned nationwide (Sep 2026) Zipline

  • Deployed

    Zipline with Homa Bay County Government · Homa Bay

    Zipline delivers medicines by drone to remote health facilities across Homa Bay County, Kenya, starting with 84 facilities. Zipline

  • Deployed

    Toyota Tsusho with Zipline · Fukue Port · Goto · since 2022-04

    Toyota Tsusho launched on-demand Zipline medical deliveries from Fukue Port across Japan's Goto Islands in April 2022. Zipline

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

Zipline Zipline unveils autonomous system for quiet, fast, and precise home delivery The Robot Report Zipline raises over $600M in funding, surpasses 2M commercial drone deliveries

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