[arialogistics]

Matternet was a concept developed by a multidisciplinary team of 18 people at Singularity Univiersity in August 2011.

Since October 2011, two groups formed: Matternet, Inc and ARIA .

ARIA formed because we want to stay true to the original summer concept of building an OPEN SOURCE NETWORK were the DIY movement can find applications to be developed within it.

In the original Fast Company article when I was interviewed, I specified to Ariel that while ARIA is fully open-source, Matternet was proprietary (this is the last we knew when the two groups formed).

Because the CEO of Matternet Inc contacted Ariel to have the story changed, it no longer reads "proprietary technology" but "undisclosed".

ARIA has been open source from the start.