ARIA
= Autonomous Roadless Intelligent Array. "ARIA is an open source autonomous logistics infrastructure that leapfrogs traditional road infrastructure". [1]
URL = http://aria-logistics.com/
Description
1.
"a grand idea: creating an Internet-like network of AAVs that could one day allow someone to make a one-to-one sale with anyone in the world or send medication quickly to where it’s needed most, simply by delivering goods on a flying autonomous vehicle to its destination. But before Aria (that’s the name of Matternet’s open-source group) does that, it’s teaming up with ReAllocate--an organization that’s building a network of designers and engineers who want to use their expertise to work on humanitarian issues--for an experimental project at Burning Man (if Aria can secure tickets; that’s still up in the air)." (http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680223/a-real-internet-of-things-for-the-developing-world-and-burning-man)
Status
At Burning Man 2012 and after: "ARIA and ReAllocate.org are developing an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). We will be delivering a system that is capable of tracking a person (via GPS-enabled tracker) and delivering a payload to their dynamic location via an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)." [2]