Robot model
Matternet Station
Matternet's automated ground docking station for autonomous drone loading, battery swap, and takeoff/landing, enabling fixed-route delivery networks (e.g.
- Manufacturer
- Matternet
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- matternet.com ↗
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Matternet Station, a aerial by Matternet (production): 1 verified deployment on record. 3 sources back the record.
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Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
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Web sources
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Accountability: Matternet has a Claim Integrity of 100% (3 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Matternet Station. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Matternet Station at Raleighoperational
Matternet Station drone delivery network deployed between WakeMed hospitals in Raleigh, NC.
Matternet Station on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedJun 11, 2026
UPS makes first drone deliveries at NC's WakeMed hospitals
- Record createdMay 31, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recordedJun 1, 2025
Not announced
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
at Raleigh
Safety record
2 incidents on record (1 serious, 1 moderate). Most recent: May 2019.
Most recent: May 2019
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Matternet Station (2)
- Matternet drone falls uncontrolled near children in Zurich; Swiss Post grounds the delivery fleet2019-05-09 · Malfunction
via Matternet Station at Raleigh
- Matternet medical-delivery drone operated for Swiss Post crashes into Lake Zurich2019-01-25 · Malfunction
via Matternet Station at Raleigh
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Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Matternet Station.Recent coverage
Matternet Station in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Matternet Station from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Matternet Drone Delivery Raises $33M, Goes Public In Merger
Matternet raised $33M in private placement and completed a go-public reverse merger, with proceeds to fund the next-generation drone delivery platform and expand commercial…
Matternet Begins Drone Delivery Operations for NHS Across Central London
Matternet and Apian launched drone delivery operations for the NHS in London, transporting medical samples between hospital campuses using autonomous Matternet M2 drones.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/matternet-station.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/34ada923-de61-400d-b1eb-b956997fc18f
- Revision history: /models/matternet-station/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Matternet Station draws attention at the 6th percentile but verifies reality at the 15th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -8.6, 79th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 29, 2026