Zipline P2 Zip
checked 1 Sep 2026
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Zipline P2 Zip

Second-generation delivery aircraft that hovers and lowers a tethered droid to place the package, rather than parachuting it.

Commercial
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What is it

Overview

Delivery is done by a tethered droid lowered from the hovering aircraft, which keeps the aircraft high and quiet and puts the precision problem in a small, cheap, replaceable part.

How does it work

Stack

Open Robot MRI →
Mission autonomy
Route & mission planning
Perception / detection
State estimation / EKF
Flight control
Flight computer + companion compute
Cameras, GNSS, IMU, LiDAR/radar
Motors, ESCs, propulsion
Payload / gimbal / manipulator
Battery / hybrid
Airframe