February 08, 2021 // By Nick Flaherty
Würth Elektronik is supporting the Yonah medical drone project to deliver medicines in Papua New Guinea.
Component maker and distributor Würth Elektronik in Germany is supporting a medical drone project to deliver medicines in Papua New Guinea.
In addition to providing components free of charge, the assistance includes, in particular, support from experienced electronics and design experts as well as the transfer of technical know-how. The Yonah humanitarian project is supported by the Würth Elektronik branch in Singapore to develop a robust cargo drone for medicine deliveries to impassable areas.
A hospital in the difficult-to-access highlands of Papua New Guinea and the fight against a rampant measles epidemic there were the impetus for the Yonah founders to develop an innovative cargo drone for transporting medicines. The portable, particularly robust and low-maintenance medical drone has a long range and can