“Bringing supplies ashore in places without ports has presented a huge challenge for even military operations — the Allies built artificial harbors offshore to help offload supplies during the assault on Normandy in World War II. Today’s similar problem facing disaster relief has inspired the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Ageny to design new solutions with a futuristic twist.”

http://www.technewsdaily.com/5927-pentagon-parachuting-robot-disaster.html