The vehicles are amphibious and can carry about one to two tons of food each.
GENEVA, Switzerland – AI-powered robotic vehicles could deliver food parcels to conflict and disaster zones by as early as next year in a move aimed to spare the lives of humanitarian workers, a World Food Programme official told Reuters.
Kowatsch was speaking on the sidelines of a conference organized by the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva to make the case for AI to help reach UN global goals, such as eliminating hunger. Air drops were expensive and required large spaces not readily available in that part of Syria, he said.
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