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Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at United States

Zipline's second-generation precision-delivery system: a fixed-wing drone that hovers and lowers a tethered 'droid' to place packages accurately at homes and businesses. Powers the Walmart and US healthcare home-delivery rollouts.

Zipline Platform 2 (P2) by Zipline · Operated by Zipline · Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Zipline

Zipline's 2023 keynote unveiling its Platform 2: the P2 Zip, the tethered delivery droid, and the docking and recharge system. A promotional reveal; the quietness, precision, and performance figures are the maker's claims.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Zipline

Zipline's 2024 behind-the-scenes look at its Platform 2 system, including the tethered delivery droid lowered for doorstep precision, its obstacle-avoidance test yard, and a precision drop. Platform 2 lowers payloads on a tether (not by parachute, unlike Platform 1); the precision figures are Zipline's claims.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Zipline

Zipline's explanation of Platform 2 (P2): the aircraft hovers while an autonomous droid lowers on a tether to a precise drop point, not the P1 parachute method.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Zipline

Zipline's overview of its Platform 1 (P1), a long-range fixed-wing 'Zip' that delivers by parachute drop. Autonomous flight under Zipline's airspace management.

Zipline prescription and medical delivery for US health systems including Michigan Medicine, Intermountain Health, and MultiCare.

Key facts

Operators
Michigan Medicine, Intermountain Health, MultiCare
Type
Prescription / medical delivery

Exposure

Customer segment
healthcare
Scale tier
undisclosed
Customer
Michigan Medicine / Intermountain Health / MultiCare

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at United States.

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

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Zipline Platform 2 (P2)
Company
Zipline
Location
United States
Operator
Zipline
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
ID
ec9549ff-f299-4502-bbb7-1afb85c219d8

Timeline

  1. May 2026
    created
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Zipline Platform 2 (P2) operates in United States. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (3)

  1. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/ziplines-new-drone-brings-rx-deliveries-michigan-medicine-intermountain-multicare
  2. https://www.michiganmedicine.org/news-release/michigan-medicine-deploy-ziplines-drone-service-delivery-patient-prescriptions
  3. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/michigan-medicine-2-other-systems-to-deploy-prescriptions-with-new-drones/
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
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Common questions

What is the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at United States?
Zipline Platform 2 (P2), built by Zipline, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Zipline operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Zipline Platform 2 (P2) at United States?
Zipline, the manufacturer of Zipline Platform 2 (P2), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Have there been incidents at the Zipline Platform 2 (P2) deployment at United States?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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