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The problem
Technology requires urban infrastructure
Outlying areas lack reliable connectivity, stable electricity supply, and access to parts and skilled labor to make technology work.
The solution
Localize skills and solutions
Adapt robotics for local conditions, train local partners to use them effectively, and create new jobs for local labor.
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The role of design
WeRobotics designs rugged drones and payload robots that contain their own connectivity and power supply and are easy to both use and maintain.
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Impact
Seventeen WeRobotics "Flying Labs"® in South America, Africa, and Asia are teaching local partners how to use robotics effectively and appropriately to scale aid, health, development, and environmental projects.
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Learn more about WeRobotics
WeRobotics' projects include a drone that releases sterile mosquitoes to control mosquito-borne diseases, workshops on deploying drones for disaster response, and aerial mapping for better community health delivery.
The ability to create technology adapted to the world’s underprivileged and to impact lives around the planet is our main inspiration.
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