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Project Overview

Swoop Aero provides networks of autonomous drones to transport urgent supplies, on demand, to the people who need them most

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Swoop Aero

Project Context

Basic healthcare is a universal right.

50% of the world’s population does not have proper access to essential medical services because inhospitable terrain, unpredictable waterways, mountain ranges, and limited infrastructure means it is not cost effective to deliver those services where people live.

We are redefining access to essential services with airborne mobility.

Project Innovation

Swoop Aero is utilising 3 distribution hubs to provide on-demand healthcare at 33 villages across 9 different islands.




Social design applies a design methodology and intervention to tighten the social fabric that holds us together. Addressing issues of social inequality, such as poverty or social isolation, social design is the pathway to a more just and sustainable society. Community-oriented design is a human-centered and participatory design practice that emphasises the betterment of local communities through the improvement of public facilities, equipment, identity and experience.

All systems are designed to serve a purpose – and that purpose is to serve people. Systems design optimises systems performance by systematically focusing on the human component - human capacities, abilities, limitations and aspirations.


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