Kenya Flying Labs

DRONE DEMO DAY❗️ Day 3 and 4 of our Drones, AI and GIS Disaster Risk Management Conference and Workshop was a super success💃🏿. Thanks to the planning team QP Drone Tech South Africa Flying Labs WeRobotics Esri and the sponsors Wingtra Santam Insurance Lenovo Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data . Shout out to our Technical partners Spencer Horne Cloudline who did not only showcased his airship innovation but also sponsored the transport and catering at his Cloudline farm🙏. As for Integrated Aerial Systems Dexter Tangocci . Wow your ongoing support and display of the drop and release of bottles of water during disaster scenarios was amazing👏🏽.The Emergency Medical Services: Fabian Higgins and his colleagues has been there to give us support since our inauguration of the Conference 3 years ago . Thank you for showcasing the drop and release feature of the first aid kit during disasters 🙏. Wingtra Francois du Plessis thanks for demonstrating the powerful features of your orange toy in the sky👌 The presence of the municipalities , provincial and national governments including Amathole District Municipality Capricon District Municipality Vhembe District Municipality, Departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs , Clinton Heimann amongst others. Flying Labs Nigeria Flying Labs ,Zambia Flying Labs Flying Labs Namibia Zimbabwe Flying Labs 🙏Nepal Flying Labs and Tanzania Flying Labs. Sonja Betschart Olivier Cottray Jack Shilubana Gcinumuzi Obed Radebe Dan Muniu Kenneth Ramah Boipelo Moraka Earl Ratema Thato Mokupo Lesedi Montjane . Our gratitude goes to you for working hard behind the scenes🙏. The Humanitarian agencies World Food Programme Patrick McKay South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) Ireen Mutombwa - Shumba… truly appreciated your participation. SADC countries including Antonio Jose Beleza . Thank to all the participants who came from different parts of the globe. Can’t wait to share the photos from the GIS Workshop that took place at the same time with the DEMOS… The future looks bright. #climatesmart #geotools #SDGs #ESGs #qpdronetech #southafricaflyinglabs #WeRobotics #esri #thedrone👑

Kenya Flying Labs launched the Tuhamasishe STEM Program to empower students through hands-on drone training, allowing them to map their schools and explore tech careers. The program encourages inclusive access to STEM education, inspiring young minds in both urban and rural areas to embrace innovation. Read more:

🌟 Exciting Milestone for Aerolabz at the American Corner Mtaani Launch! 🌟 Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, American Corners are dynamic spaces where the public can explore a wide array of educational resources and innovative technology. From English language learning and career development workshops to hands-on access to robotics, 3D printing, and virtual reality, these centers offer invaluable tools for personal and professional growth. Now, with the newly launched American Corner Mtaani at theKenya National Library Service (KNLS), young Kenyans have an accessible hub to dive into topics like fashion and design, entrepreneurship, technology, and career development. During the launch event, Aerolabz had the honor of showcasing our interactive STEM programs to U.S. Ambassador Meg Whitman, PS for the State Department of Culture, Arts, and Heritage - Ummi Bashir, CBS, as well a CEO Kenya National Library Service - Dr. Charles Nzivo. Amb. Whitman took a turn piloting one of our indoor drones, getting a hands-on feel for how we’re bringing STEM to life and making STEM education accessible and engaging for students across Kenya. We’re deeply grateful to the U.S Embassy Nairobi, Kenya National Library Service (KNLS), Kenya Flying Labs, and all partners who made this event possible. Together, we’re paving the way for Kenya’s next generation of innovators, thinkers, and leaders! 🌍✨ 🚀 🛩️ #Aerolabz #AmericanCornerMtaani #KNLS #InnovationInEducation #STEMLearning #DroneEducation #EmpoweringYouth #FutureLeaders Cleopa Otieno Selina Musau Susan Mumbi David Ndichu MaryJane Wangari Irungu Macharia

💡 Imagine if just three steps could help African entrepreneurs use drones to tackle local challenges, scale their impact, and create future-ready jobs across the continent. Well... We have good news, great news, and an exciting opportunity to share. ➡ The Good News: We’ve identified exactly what these three actions are. ➡ The Great News: The first—and arguably hardest—action is already complete. ➡ The Opportunity: We will begin building an alliance to accomplish the remaining actions together in November. So here are the 3 actions: 1️⃣ Build a drone that’s cost-effective, has safety-by-design features, top-tier flight capabilities, and is easy to build and maintain locally. We needed a money-maker drone. One that would be simple to use and robust. The key to scaling impact is that operations need to be profitable. So we needed a drone that could halve mapping time and double, even triple, business profits—and we’ve done it. Thanks to the collaboration between my co-founder Dr. Hans-Peter Thamm and leading engineer Thomas Strieker, this first critical step is complete 🎉 The Simukai drone is here and does all this and more. The video below by Compass Media captures this well and we were able to measure the potential impact thanks to our Phase 1 Alliance funding partners Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, The Lemelson Foundation, and Azurit Foundation gGmbH. NEXT... With this foundational step complete, we’re now ready to tackle the final two actions in tandem: 2️⃣ Facilitate local repair, maintenance and manufacture of the drone in key African countries. To fully leverage drone technology, local repair and maintenance are essential. This is also an opportunity to expand local capacity and create jobs. In the medium term, our goal is to form partnerships with local companies to make manufacturing in Africa a reality. 3️⃣ Provide business development support and capacity building to help local companies maximize the drone’s impact. This is where we see the magic of tangible, systemic change unfold. By working closely with businesses, we’ll equip them to explore and optimize drone use across sectors like agriculture, disaster management, infrastructure, tourism, natural resource management, and other climate solutions. Creating our next Alliance On November 13th, we will begin building our new Alliance for the second and third action points. It is called the Business Booster Alliance. If you’re interested in being part of this journey and want to learn more just direct message me the word SIMUKAI.

We hosted Kenya's first co-creation workshops on drone regulations. From July 29-31, 2024, WeRobotics, Kenya Flying Labs, and #DeloitteD2international joined forces to host Kenya's first co-creation workshops on drone regulations. This workshop brought together Kenyan drone/RPAS users from across a wide variety of backgrounds.—from STEM educators and drone pilots to regulators and policymakers. Over three days, we explored how drones are used in Kenya today, anticipated future use cases, and tackled the challenges hindering growth in this industry. 💡 Key Reflections from our Co-Creation Workshops in Kenya: 🔸 Diversity is our strength: Bringing together voices from across the ecosystem creates more robust, unified recommendations for regulators. 🔸Collaboration fuels progress: Only through partnership and dialogue can we solve the most pressing challenges. 🔸Tailoring to local needs: Regulations must reflect the specific context of Kenya’s drone usage, not a one-size-fits-all approach. 🔸When we raise awareness we lower barriers: As we raise public awareness of drone applications, we lower barriers to broader adoption and innovation. 👉 Click the link to read more insights from these workshops and learn how co-creation can drive lasting impact: https://lnkd.in/d3qmZVKY #DroneRegulations #DeloitteD2i #CAA