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Teenagers talk to technology pioneers who have shaped their lives

Teenagers from around the world talk to technology pioneers who have shaped their lives.

Teenagers from the around the world talk to the technology pioneers who have shaped their lives. Each episode is introduced by seventeen year old Anna Zanelli, a budding designer from London. Young people get the chance to ask leading innovators the questions they want answered. We find out about the inspiration behind some of the most important digital inventions, what their creators needed to do to make them a reality, and hear words of wisdom from brilliant minds.

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How battery-powered aircraft deliver medical supplies in Rwanda and Ghana

An aspiring engineer talks to Keller Rinaudo, whose company has built battery-powered aircraft to deliver medical supplies in Rwanda and Ghana.

Eighteen year old Michael, from Dubai, who wants to become an engineer, talks to Keller Rinaudo, whose company Zipline has built what they say is the world’s fastest delivery drone. Travelling at more than 100 km per hour, these battery-powered aircraft look like small planes. Doctors in remote areas of Rwanda and Ghana send requests for medical supplies via text and Whatsapp, which the drone then delivers. We hear how they work and how the doctors first reacted to them.

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