Matternet M2

Matternet's delivery drone: about 2 kg payload over 20 km, and the first non-military drone to hold FAA Type Certification (Sept 2022) plus Production Certification. Operated by UPS Flight Forward and in NHS London hospital networks.

Yes. Matternet M2 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Matternet M2 performing medical drone delivery network autonomously, with no human in the loop.

Matternet M2's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: ~20 km; Payload: ~2 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.

Matternet M2 is made by Matternet, based in Mountain View, CA, USA, founded in 2011.

6 verified deployments of Matternet M2 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, London, United Kingdom, London.

Matternet M2 is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

Matternet M2 has 2 regulatory records on the DEPLOY registry: FAA authorization, active; FAA authorization, cleared. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Matternet M2 include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

Matternet M2 and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Matternet M2 has 6 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Matternet M2 ranks in roughly the top 16% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

Matternet M2 is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Matternet M2 has 2 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 2 incidents on record (1 serious, 1 moderate). Most recent: May 2019. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

Matternet M2 drones connect hospital campuses in minutes rather than hours, moving critical medical items including diagnostic samples, lab specimens, and pharmaceuticals. Matternet launched NHS drone delivery in Central London in April 2026. The M2 is the world's only FAA type-certified drone delivery platform.