WeRobotics
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Industry | Humaniarian |
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Founded | December 2015Geneva, Switzerland | in
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[]
- ^ a b c Chen, Angus (2017-02-13). "A $40,000 Drone Failed To Lift Off. But There Was A Silver Lining". NPR. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Farr, Christina (2017-11-14). "Delivering medical supplies into the remote Amazon is a big challenge, but drones could help". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ a b "When Disaster Strikes, He Creates A 'Crisis Map' That Helps Save Lives". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b Magazine, Smithsonian; Wu, Katherine J. "Do Not Fear the Drones Air-Dropping 50,000 Mosquitoes From Above". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "Organization". WeRobotics - The Power of Local. WeRobitics. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Entrepreneurial alumni: Ford School alums share winning strategies in social innovation | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy". fordschool.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b "How bug-delivering drones are helping defeat deadly diseases". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "Automation for sustainable development | Engineer Live". www.engineerlive.com. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Cheney, Catherine (20 May 2019). "What role should donors play in helping drones for delivery take flight?". Devex.
- ^ Rogers, Kelli (6 November 2017). "Drone, meet the humanitarian cluster approach". Devex.
- ^ "Do no harm: A code to guide use of humanitarian drones". SciDev.Net. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ swissinfo.ch, <Celia Luterbacher> in Boston. "How drones are transforming humanitarian aid". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "New picture book series on drones celebrates local expertise and culture". DroneDJ. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
External links[]
- Organisations based in Geneva
- Robotics organizations
- Humanitarian aid organizations
- Humanitarian aid organizations in Europe
- 2015 establishments
- Non-governmental organizations