The Internet of Matter presented on Google's Solve for X!

Talking about innovation and disruption to address the world's greatest challenges, take a look at Matternet. Matternet will do for the transportation of goods what the internet did for the sharing of information, creating a new paradigm for transportation, by using the first network of UAVs. 

On Google's Solve for X first conference, Matternet presented its vision: to leapfrog road infrastructure in undeveloped countries, and enhance infrastructure in developed ones. The disruption comes with their UAVs capacity to fly 2kgs over 10kms for only US$ 0.24 cents per mission. 

This alternative method of transportation provides cost-efficiency, avoids endangering the people operating the aircrafts (because it's an unmanned system), and does not rely on traditional ground or air infrastructure for deployment.

Help us develop our vision of a roadless world, where lack of infrastructure stops being an obstacle to prevent the access of people to their local markets, timely medical attention, and primary items needed for day to day living.

Check out www.matternet.us and engage by contacting us at contact@matternet.us!!

My dream is to empower people... What is Yours?

My dream is to begin where everything starts, in the individuals. To fully understand, and help others understand, that our institutions, organizations and systems are a reflection of us, and if we want to change them we have to start with ourselves. I want people to understand they have the ability to change their lives, their destiny, and their environments... That all the good we want to see in the world will happen when we personally decide to do good all the time, to all the people.

I want people to know they are the ones who decide how things are done, and to unlock that potential... to participate in all those decisions that impact their lives, yes, because people matter. Because any system we create should always be oriented to fulfill people's needs, ALL people's need, not only a 20% or the world population. Because a system that is only built by and for the few shows enormous lack of creativity and responsibility, and all of those who do not feel taken into account, represented and with possibility to engage in that system have the duty to create a new one that is better for them.

I dream that people can work for themselves and help their local communities at the time..  that local knowledge, culture and traditions converge to comprehend specific challenges, while global approaches contribute for the planning of the projects that will overcome these challenges, at a speed of light velocity.. that we don't need to see more people dying in hospitals and suffering all over the world to understand it is time to implement all these 1 zillion dollars ideas!

I want to work with people that know their dreams are bigger than their minds and personal capacities, but that are not afraid, because they also know we count on each other. I want to work with people that put their talents and passions to the service of those who have been deprived of everything... with people carrying a big heart, and willing to embrace the difficult task of giving back to the bottom billion the ability to dream.

And I dream that these bottom billion people, because of people like us, will have their heads in the sky and their feet on the ground, knowing that the lack of roads means nothing, because it's up to them to build their own paths and leave their traces... and we will help them do that.
 
I have many other dreams... a world where justice is replaced by peace..  a world of abundance, where my ideas and successes are the foundations for others to build their own... where innovation breaks traditional thinking and status quo in the developing world... but when it comes to think we can actually leapfrog transportation systems in undeveloped countries using the Matternet, NOW, that blows my mind!  I tell you that if we can do that, we can do anything.