Deployment

Matternet Station at Raleigh

Name: Matternet Station at Raleigh
Start: 2024-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Raleigh

Matternet's automated ground docking station for autonomous drone loading, battery swap, and takeoff/landing, enabling fixed-route delivery networks (e.g. hospital campuses).

Matternet Station by Matternet · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Matternet Station drone delivery network deployed between WakeMed hospitals in Raleigh, NC. Medical specimen transport. FAA Part 135 operator.

Key facts

Fleet: Matternet Station drones
Operator: WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Coverage: Raleigh, NC
Use Case: Medical specimen transport between hospitals
Regulatory: FAA Part 135 operator

Exposure

Customer segment: healthcare
Scale tier: commercial 10 99

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Safety record

2 incidents on record (1 serious, 1 moderate). Most recent: May 2019.

serious: 1
moderate: 1

Most recent: May 2019

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents on record (2)

Matternet drone falls uncontrolled near children in Zurich; Swiss Post grounds the delivery fleet2019-05-09 · Malfunction
Matternet medical-delivery drone operated for Swiss Post crashes into Lake Zurich2019-01-25 · Malfunction

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-08-21
Model: Matternet Station
Company: Matternet
Location: United States/North Carolina/Raleigh
Operator: Matternet
Status: operational
Operator type: customer deployed
Scale at site: 11 to 100 units
Site environment: outdoor
Location precision: verified coordinates
First seen: 2024-06-01
ID: 889c9f15-55f8-4e9f-9c6c-e8d8e55e88a9

Timeline

Jun 2024
First recorded
Matternet Station first documented operating at Raleigh.
Jun 2026
created
Aug 2026
Current status: operational, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Matternet Station deployment at Raleigh?

Matternet Station, built by Matternet, is recorded as a deployment at Raleigh on the DEPLOY registry. Matternet operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Matternet Station at Raleigh?

Matternet, the manufacturer of Matternet Station, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Matternet Station deployment at Raleigh go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Have there been incidents at the Matternet Station deployment at Raleigh?

2 active incidents affecting this deployment are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Matternet Station at Raleigh safe?

Matternet Station at Raleigh 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.

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