Organization:WeRobotics
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| Industry | Humaniarian |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland |
| Founders | Patrick Meier, Andrew Schroeder |
| Headquarters | Geneva , Switzerland |
Key people | Patrick Meier, Andrew Schroeder |
| Products | Delivery of humanitarian relief |
| Website | werobotics.org |
WeRobotics is a not-for-profit organization that uses drones for humanitarian purposes.[1][2][3]
In 2018, responding to a Zika outbreak, the organization released 284,2000 sterile mosquitoes in Brazil.[4]
The organization has also worked in Peru, Papua New Guinea, Nepal, and Tanzania delivering medical products and mapping disaster zones to aid humanitarian response.
Organization
WeRobotics was co-founded in December 2015[5] by Patrick Meier[1] and Andrew Schroeder,[6] and has offices in Wilmington and Geneva.[7]
WeRobotics works with local communities to create innovation laboratories, called Flying Labs, to assess if technology solutions may address local problems.[8]
Activities
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WeRobotics is piloting healthcare deliveries in Peru, with a focus on rapid deployment of snakebite-antivenom.[1]
In Papua New Guinea, in partnership with Red Wing Labs, WeRobotics does work for the U.S. Centre for Disease Control.[9]
In Nepal, WeRobotics has created the Katmandu Flying Lab and uses drones to create maps.[3] Flying Labs are also running in Tanzania and Peru.[10]
WeRobotics worked with the Red Cross in Fiji to map damage to buildings caused by Cyclone Keni.[11]
In March 2018, in collaboration with the Insect Pest Control Laboratory of the International Atomic Energy Agency and during a Zika virus outbreak, WeRobotics introduced 284,200 sterile male mosquitoes around Carnaíba do Sertão, Brazil, interrupting the reproductive behavior of the fertile mosquitoes.[4][7]
WeRobotics ran a process to update the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Code of Conduct in May 2018.[12]
In 2021, the company released a children's picture book called Ariel & Friends about the use of drones for social good.[13]
See also
- Patrick Meier, co-founder
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chen, Angus (2017-02-13). "A $40,000 Drone Failed To Lift Off. But There Was A Silver Lining" (in en). NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/02/13/514988364/a-40-000-drone-failed-to-lift-off-but-there-was-a-silver-lining.
- ↑ Farr, Christina (2017-11-14). "Delivering medical supplies into the remote Amazon is a big challenge, but drones could help" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/13/werobotics-testing-drone-medical-supply-delivery-in-amazon-rain-forest.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "When Disaster Strikes, He Creates A 'Crisis Map' That Helps Save Lives" (in en). NPR.org. https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/10/02/495795717/when-disaster-strikes-he-creates-a-crisis-map-that-helps-save-lives.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wu, Katherine J.. "Do Not Fear the Drones Air-Dropping 50,000 Mosquitoes From Above" (in en). https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-not-fear-drones-air-dropping-50000-mosquitoes-above-180970068/.
- ↑ "Organization". WeRobitics. https://werobotics.org/organization/.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurial alumni: Ford School alums share winning strategies in social innovation | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy" (in en). https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2016/entrepreneurial-alumni-winning-strategies-social-innovation.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "How bug-delivering drones are helping defeat deadly diseases" (in en). https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/how-bug-delivering-drones-are-helping-defeat-deadly-diseases-ncna826691.
- ↑ "Automation for sustainable development | Engineer Live". https://www.engineerlive.com/content/automation-sustainable-development.
- ↑ Cheney, Catherine (20 May 2019). "What role should donors play in helping drones for delivery take flight?". Devex. https://www.devex.com/news/what-role-should-donors-play-in-helping-drones-for-delivery-take-flight-94895.
- ↑ Rogers, Kelli (6 November 2017). "Drone, meet the humanitarian cluster approach". Devex. https://www.devex.com/news/drone-meet-the-humanitarian-cluster-approach-91436.
- ↑ "Do no harm: A code to guide use of humanitarian drones" (in en-US). https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/do-no-harm-a-code-to-guide-use-of-humanitarian-drones/.
- ↑ swissinfo.ch, <Celia Luterbacher> in Boston. "How drones are transforming humanitarian aid" (in en). https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/-dronefrontier_how-drones-are-transforming-humanitarian-aid/44141254.
- ↑ "New picture book series on drones celebrates local expertise and culture" (in en-US). 2021-09-21. https://dronedj.com/2021/09/21/new-picture-book-series-on-drones-celebrates-local-expertise-and-culture/.
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